At first glance this can't be done. The first 3 periods are 8 hour days over 5 days. The next 3 are 8 hour days over 2 days. Now if you start playing with when one week ends and another begins then you can move a few hours around. The fri-sat/11pm-7am leaves 1 hour in on week and the other 15 in the next. But that doesn't help anything as the goal is an average of 40. I can't see a single way of doing it to the criteria stated. Someone has to have over or under a 40 hour work week. If this is a 'standard' math example with a real answer, I want to know it.
On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 3:30 PM, Medic <hofme...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have a friend who took on a new job. One of the tasks she has is to figure > out the scheduling for her office. All the employees are union and get > really pissy if things aren't fair. She has been tasked to come up with a > system that as she explains it to me I don't think is even possible. Does > anyone know of a system or algorithm to fulfill the following criteria. > > 8 ppl. > Must work either a five or seven straight days. > Shifts requirements are > > 3ppl mon to fri 9am to 5pm. > 2ppl mon to fri 3pm to 11pm. > 2ppl sun to thurs 11pm to 7am. (there's no one from 7am to 9am) > 2ppl sat & sun 9am to 5pm. > 2ppl sat & sun 3pm to 11pm. > 2ppl fri & sat 11pm to 7am. > > Each person needs 40 hours a week, average over 4 weeks. So one two week > period could be 9 shifts and the other 11, or 10 and 10. > > I tried to start coming up with a system and my brain immediately started > smoking. Any ideas? > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:332778 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
