Analytics for labor planning in systems with load-dependent service times

DOI10.1016/j.ejor.2020.04.036zbMath1487.90226OpenAlexW3024653890MaRDI QIDQ2023944

Arnd Huchzermeier, Dmitry Smirnov

Publication date: 3 May 2021

Published in: European Journal of Operational Research (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2020.04.036

zbMATH Keywords

labor planningservice operationsanalyticsload-dependent service time

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Queues and service in operations research (90B22) Case-oriented studies in operations research (90B90)

Uses Software

• forecast
• Forecast
• XGBoost

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