A two-phase mathematical-programming heuristic for flexible assignment of activities and tasks to work shifts

DOI10.1007/S10951-013-0324-2zbMath1297.90184OpenAlexW1977506979MaRDI QIDQ398875

Mahsa Elahipanah, Ève Lacasse-Guay, Guy Desaulniers

Publication date: 18 August 2014

Published in: Journal of Scheduling (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10951-013-0324-2

zbMATH Keywords

column generationmixed-integer programmingpersonnel schedulingactivity and task assignmentflexible schedulingovertimetemporary employeeswork shifts

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Mixed integer programming (90C11) Management decision making, including multiple objectives (90B50) Approximation methods and heuristics in mathematical programming (90C59)

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