Staff Scheduling with Day-Off and Workstretch Constraints

Mathematical models have become increasingly useful in helping managers in the service sector deal with problems of planning and control, and one of the problems that has received considerable attention is the scheduling of the labor force. In an attempt to minimize the total workforce size necessar...

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Published in:IIE transactions 1979-12, Vol.11 (4), p.286
Main Authors: Baker, Kenneth R, Burns, Richard N, Carter, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Industrial engineering
Scheduling
Size
Staff
Statistical analysis
Workforce
Workforce planning
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Summary:Mathematical models have become increasingly useful in helping managers in the service sector deal with problems of planning and control, and one of the problems that has received considerable attention is the scheduling of the labor force. In an attempt to minimize the total workforce size necessary to meet a given daily requirement for staff, a day-off scheduling problem is analyzed with constraints involving frequency of weekends off and length of work tours. A formula for the minimal workforce size is derived and examined, and a modular approach to the construction of feasible schedules for the minimum workforce size is described.This methodology accommodates a number of realistic scheduling constraints and still yields a simple and flexible procedure for developing optimal schedules. A next logical step in the general theory of workforce scheduling, however, would be to extend the analysis to fluctuating daily requirements.
ISSN:2472-5854
2472-5862