Second International Nurse Rostering Competition (INRC-II) --- Problem Description and Rules ---
Sara Ceschia, Nguyen Thi Thanh Dang, Patrick De Causmaecker, Stefaan, Haspeslagh, Andrea Schaerf

TL;DR
This paper details the problem formulation, infrastructure, and rules for the Second International Nurse Rostering Competition, providing essential information for participants to engage in this multi-stage scheduling challenge.
Contribution
It introduces a new multi-stage problem formulation and comprehensive infrastructure setup for the INRC-II competition, expanding on the previous INRC-I framework.
Findings
Detailed problem formulation for INRC-II
Infrastructure setup including testbed and validation tools
Rules and guidelines for competition participation
Abstract
In this paper, we provide all information to participate to the Second International Nurse Rostering Competition (INRC-II). First, we describe the problem formulation, which, differently from INRC-I, is a multi-stage procedure. Second, we illustrate all the necessary infrastructure do be used together with the participant's solver, including the testbed, the file formats, and the validation/simulation tools. Finally, we state the rules of the competition. All update-to-date information about the competition is available at http://mobiz.vives.be/inrc2/.
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TopicsScheduling and Timetabling Solutions
