Research Reports from the Department of Operations
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
11-1-1982
Abstract
For a seven-day workweek with cyclic demand requiring D workers on weekdays and E workers on weekend days, we provide a formula to calculate the minimal workforce necessary to meet these requirements while ensuring each worker receives two off-days per week. This includes the flexibility for workers to have A out of B weekends off, for any A and B (A is equal to or lesser than B). Additionally, we present an algorithm to generate a feasible schedule that ensures all work stretches are between two and four days, except when a worker receives two consecutive weekends off, in which case they work Monday through Friday.
Keywords
Operations research, Scheduling, Shift systems, Labor--Mathematical models
Publication Title
Technical Memorandums from the Department of Operations, School of Management, Case Western Reserve University
Issue
Technical memorandum no. 516
Rights
This work is in the public domain and may be freely downloaded for personal or academic use
Recommended Citation
Emmons, Hamilton, "Workforce Scheduling with Cyclic Requirements and Constraints on Days off, Weekends off and Workstretch" (1982). Research Reports from the Department of Operations. 641.
https://commons.case.edu/wsom-ops-reports/641