Publications in Scientific Journals:
E. Demirovic, N. Musliu:
"Modeling and solving a real-life multi-skill shift design problem";
Annals of Operations Research,
252
(2017),
2;
365
- 382.
English abstract:
In this work, we consider the shift design problem and we define a novel, complex formulation arising from practical cases. In addition, we propose a new search method based on a fast Simulated Annealing, that, differently from previous approaches, solves the overall problem as a single-stage procedure. The core of the method is a composite neighborhood that includes at the same time changes in the staffing of shifts, the shape of shifts, and the position of breaks. Finally, we present a statistically-principled experimental analysis on a set of instances obtained from real cases. Both instances and results are available on the web for future comparisons.
Keywords:
Modeling;solving; a real-life; multi-skill; shift; design; problem;
"Official" electronic version of the publication (accessed through its Digital Object Identifier - DOI)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10479-016-2175-7
Related Projects:
Project Head Nysret Musliu:
Künstliche Intelligenz in der Personalplanung
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