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How many personnel/posts were you assigning, out of curiosity? I've seen a similar problem, not automated yet, with around 20 staff members, who have varying co
by WhompingWindows 8y ago
How many personnel/posts were you assigning, out of curiosity? I've seen a similar problem, not automated yet, with around 20 staff members, who have varying conditionals which would have to be accounted for. It's not necessarily worth my time to automate for such a small # of people, then again it's a fun puzzle.
The current approach is a 2-month rotating schedule. Since there are day/evening/overnight shifts, with overnight being the least desirable and evening the most desirable, it was deemed most equitable to simply rotate members through different 2-month schedules. This way, everyone across the year will be doing the same sets/timings of shifts in different months. This becomes very important for evening shifts, in particular, since transitioning to/from that schedule requires time to overcome the jet-lag induced.
- snerbles 8y agoRoughly seventy personnel to about half as many posts. This was during the surge in Iraq, so half (or more) of our garrison was out in the sandbox at any given time anyway. This was a shift-specific tool, so it only had to account for certifications (e.g. a Response Force Member wouldn't be put into a Controller/Dispatch position). From what I recall, the post listing itself was on one sheet with personnel/qualifications on another. Posts were iterated by priority, so critical manning positions were always appropriately staffed from the source roster.
- ghrifter 8y agoWhat did you do as an enlisted guy?
- Spooky23 8y agoMake sure to rotate forward. http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/need-sleep/success-stories/lou-killer-shift http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/need-sleep/success-stori...