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A simulated annealing approach to the cyclic staff‐scheduling problem

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  • Michael J. Brusco
  • Larry W. Jacobs

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This article presents the application of a simulated annealing heuristic to an NP‐complete cyclic staff‐scheduling problem. The new heuristic is compared to branch‐and‐bound integer programming algorithms, as well as construction and linear programming‐based heuristics. It is designed for use in a continuously operating scheduling environment with the objective of minimizing the number of employees necessary to satisfy forecast demand. The results indicate that the simulated annealing‐based method tends to dominate the branch‐and‐bound algorithms and the other heuristics in terms of solution quality. Moreover, the annealing algorithm exhibited rapid convergence to a low‐cost solution. The simulated annealing heuristic is executed in a single program and does not require mathematical programming software. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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  • Michael J. Brusco & Larry W. Jacobs, 1993. "A simulated annealing approach to the cyclic staff‐scheduling problem," Naval Research Logistics (NRL), John Wiley & Sons, vol. 40(1), pages 69-84, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:navres:v:40:y:1993:i:1:p:69-84
    DOI: 10.1002/1520-6750(199302)40:13.0.CO;2-H
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