Optimal Scheduling of a Flexible-Duration Rest Period for a Work Group
| dc.contributor.author | Bechtold, Stephen E. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Thompson, Gary | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-12T21:09:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-09-12T21:09:57Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1992-03-01 | |
| dc.description.abstract | All previous modeling research involving optimization of performance associated with work-rest cycles has focused upon individual employees working independently. We extend this earlier research by considering the choices of placement for and duration of a single rest period that must be taken simultaneously by all employees in a work group. Assuming linear work-rate decay and recovery functions for individual employees within the group, we show that an appropriate model can be formulated as a mixed-binary, cubic programming problem. We develop an efficient optimal solution procedure with a computational time that appears to be a linear function of the number of employees considered. We report on a preliminary simulation experiment that evaluates the productivity loss that occurs when the rest break policy is determined based on the work characteristics of a randomly selected subset of employees in the work group, and provides an initial exploration of the nature of optimal policy variables. Finally, we offer suggestions for future research. | |
| dc.description.legacydownloads | Thompson45.pdf: 43 downloads, before Aug. 1, 2020. | |
| dc.identifier.other | 12735680 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1813/72217 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.relation.doi | https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.41.6.1046 | |
| dc.rights | Required Publisher Statement: © INFORMS. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved. Final version published as: Bechtold, S. E., & Thompson, G. M. (1993). Optimal scheduling of a flexible-duration rest period for a work group. Operations Research, 41(6), 1010-1176. doi: 10.1287/opre.41.6.1046 | |
| dc.subject | modeling research | |
| dc.subject | work-rest policies | |
| dc.subject | rest breaks | |
| dc.title | Optimal Scheduling of a Flexible-Duration Rest Period for a Work Group | |
| dc.type | article | |
| local.authorAffiliation | Bechtold, Stephen E.: Florida State University | |
| local.authorAffiliation | Thompson, Gary: gmt1@cornell.edu Cornell University School of Hotel Administration |
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