(Solved): Employee Scheduling Problems - Example Note: Employee scheduling is important with companies that o ...

Employee Scheduling Problems - Example Note: Employee scheduling is important with companies that operate different shifts where requirements vary from one shift to another (e.g. restaurants). Different shifts can have different working hours per day, different working days per week, etc... Can also be a combination of fulltime and part-time employees. Fresh Meal Company (FMC) delivers freshly cooked meals to their clients everyday including weekends. The delivery staff are guaranteed two consecutive days off each week, which are decided by the managers at the company. The delivery expected demands vary day by day but are similar week to week. In a given week, the required number of delivery staff are as follows: Q2. Formulate the employee scheduling problem discussed in the lecture notes of Week 5 using the below decision variables: X1: Number of staff working from Monday to Friday X2: Number of staff working from Tuesday to Saturday X3: Number of staff working from Wednesday to Sunday X4: Number of staff working from Thursday to Monday X5: Number of staff working from Friday to Tuesday X6: Number of staff working from Saturday to Wednesday X7: Number of staff working from Sunday to Thursday.