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Piecewise Linear Model for Multiskilled Workforce Scheduling Problems considering Learning Effect and Project Quality
Joint Authors
Qin, Shujin
Liu, Shixin
Kuang, Hanbin
Source
Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-02-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Workforce scheduling is an important and common task for projects with high labour intensities.
It becomes particularly complex when employees have multiple skills and the employees’ productivity changes along with their learning of knowledge according to the tasks they are assigned to.
Till now, in this context, only little work has considered the minimum quality limit of tasks and the quality learning effect.
In this research, the workforce scheduling model is developed for assigning tasks to multiskilled workforce by considering learning of knowledge and requirements of project quality.
By using piecewise linearization to learning curve, the mixed 0-1 nonlinear programming model (MNLP) is transformed into a mixed 0-1 linear programming model (MLP).
After that, the MLP model is further improved by taking account of the upper bound of employees’ experiences accumulation, and the stable performance of mature employees.
Computational experiments are provided using randomly generated instances based on the investigation of a software company.
The results demonstrate that the proposed MLPs can precisely approach the original MNLP model but can be calculated in much less time.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Qin, Shujin& Liu, Shixin& Kuang, Hanbin. 2016. Piecewise Linear Model for Multiskilled Workforce Scheduling Problems considering Learning Effect and Project Quality. Mathematical Problems in Engineering،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1112076
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Qin, Shujin…[et al.]. Piecewise Linear Model for Multiskilled Workforce Scheduling Problems considering Learning Effect and Project Quality. Mathematical Problems in Engineering No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1112076
American Medical Association (AMA)
Qin, Shujin& Liu, Shixin& Kuang, Hanbin. Piecewise Linear Model for Multiskilled Workforce Scheduling Problems considering Learning Effect and Project Quality. Mathematical Problems in Engineering. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1112076
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1112076