Volunteer fire departments have been founded to ensure public safety in case of fire and to provide support for professional firefighters. Most of the current stations date back to the beginning of the 19th century. Today, volunteer fire departments face numerous challenges, such as reduced...

Scheduling in hospitals is a challenging task and stochastic influences have a major impact on the final schedule. Therefore, uncertainties of treatment durations and of emergency arrivals have to be taken into account explicitly. In order to avoid re-scheduling we integrate information on...