Document Type
Article
Date
2002
Keywords
Labor staffing, Labor scheduling, Absenteeism, Employee flux, Profit-oriented labor scheduling
Language
English
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations
Description/Abstract
Most labor staffing and scheduling models presume that all employees scheduled for duty reliably report for work at the beginning of their shift. For industries with even moderate turnover or absenteeism, this assumption may be quite costly. We present a profit-oriented labor scheduling model that accounts for the day-to-day flux of employees and capacity induced by voluntary resignations, new hires, experience curves, and absenteeism. The proposed model also anticipates revenue losses due to reneging by customers whose patience decays exponentially with queue time. Our computational studies suggest that firms with comparatively high transaction volumes, long transaction times, and/or relatively tight profit margins may experience significant benefit from this approach. Compared with conventional labor scheduling models, the proposed method boosts average expected profits by more than 10 percent in certain operating environments.
Recommended Citation
Easton, Fred F. and Goodale, John C., "Labor scheduling with employee turnover and absenteeism" (2002). Management - All Scholarship. 5.
https://surface.syr.edu/mgt/5
