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A bicriteria integer programming model for the hierarchical workforce scheduling problem

A bicriteria integer programming model for the hierarchical workforce scheduling problem Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a bicriteria integer programming model for hierarchical workforce scheduling in which the first criterion is the cost and the second is the suitability of task assignment to individual employees. The model is based on the integer programming formulation for the hierarchical workforce scheduling problem published in 2007 by Seçkiner et al. , which extends the model proposed by Billionnet in 1999. Design/methodology/approach – The principal hypothesis of this paper is that, although an employee is capable of performing several different tasks with equal efficiency, the type of task to which he/she is assigned affects the overall suitability of the assignment configuration. Therefore, cost‐minimising solutions should also optimise task assignment when possible. This paper considers real cases and confirm that this approach to the problem is appropriate for dealing with common situations in personnel management. Findings – The proposed idea is applied to the example problem used by Seçkiner et al. and the results are compared with Seçkiner et al. 's model results. Originality/value – Consequently, the proposal is more general and a more faithful representation of the problems faced by personnel managers, which should help to bridge the gap between academic studies and practical cases. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Modelling in Management Emerald Publishing

A bicriteria integer programming model for the hierarchical workforce scheduling problem

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Emerald Publishing
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Copyright © 2010 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
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1746-5664
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10.1108/17465661011026167
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a bicriteria integer programming model for hierarchical workforce scheduling in which the first criterion is the cost and the second is the suitability of task assignment to individual employees. The model is based on the integer programming formulation for the hierarchical workforce scheduling problem published in 2007 by Seçkiner et al. , which extends the model proposed by Billionnet in 1999. Design/methodology/approach – The principal hypothesis of this paper is that, although an employee is capable of performing several different tasks with equal efficiency, the type of task to which he/she is assigned affects the overall suitability of the assignment configuration. Therefore, cost‐minimising solutions should also optimise task assignment when possible. This paper considers real cases and confirm that this approach to the problem is appropriate for dealing with common situations in personnel management. Findings – The proposed idea is applied to the example problem used by Seçkiner et al. and the results are compared with Seçkiner et al. 's model results. Originality/value – Consequently, the proposal is more general and a more faithful representation of the problems faced by personnel managers, which should help to bridge the gap between academic studies and practical cases.

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Journal of Modelling in Management – Emerald Publishing

Published: Mar 16, 2010

Keywords: Human resource management; Manpower planning; Employees

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