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Workforce management is comprised of several phases, such as working time model generation and personnel scheduling. The combination of these phases has significant potential, especially for volatile personnel demand. This article shows that the concepts for the automatic generation of working time models already used in retail can be transferred to personnel scheduling in the logistics industry. Through this, the assignment of personnel can be accurately adapted to personnel demand. The results suggest the use of heuristics, especially meta-heuristics such as the evolution strategy or constructive methods which are adapted to the problem at hand.
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Günther, M., Nissen, V. (2010). Combined Working Time Model Generation and Personnel Scheduling. In: Dangelmaier, W., Blecken, A., Delius, R., Klöpfer, S. (eds) Advanced Manufacturing and Sustainable Logistics. IHNS 2010. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 46. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12494-5_19
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