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Personnel scheduling: Models and complexity

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  • Brucker, Peter
  • Qu, Rong
  • Burke, Edmund

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Due to its complexity, its challenging features, and its practical relevance, personnel scheduling has been heavily investigated in the last few decades. However, there is a relatively low level of study on models and complexity in these important problems. In this paper, we present mathematical models which cover specific aspects in the personnel scheduling literature. Furthermore, we address complexity issues by identifying polynomial solvable and NP-hard special cases.

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  • Brucker, Peter & Qu, Rong & Burke, Edmund, 2011. "Personnel scheduling: Models and complexity," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 210(3), pages 467-473, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ejores:v:210:y:2011:i:3:p:467-473
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