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Jan 9, 2024

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Research findings: R.1: Things to consider inside the shift scheduling function. R.1.1: We want to lower employee turnover through increasing job satisfaction by: R.1.2: Prefer stable or flexible work shift (full-time AM, full-time PM, full-time night, swing, PRN, On-call). R.2: We want these hours to work around the budget: R.2.1: We want to consider wages. The average wage for a nurse at Texas Health Resources is $33.49 R.2.2: We want to consider retirement contributions. Texas Health Resources will match 6% of pay to retirement savings. It will match up to $1.25 per $1 after 10 years of service. R.2.3: Texas Health Resources provides a $50/month student loan repayment program, and tuition reimbursement programs. R.2.4: According to Texas Health Resources, benefits for the average employee are about 30% of their pay. ($33.49 x 1.3) These expenses add up to about $43.54 an hour for the average nurse working at this hospital. Project details: Topic: With the information we managed to gather, I would like to officially name our project “Optimizing Shift Scheduling: A Texas Health Resources Crisis in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.” Objective function: Still thinking about what the objective function could be with this information. We will work on it in the meeting. I was thinking of using the shift as the variables and use salary and benefits as part of the function. Example: Decision variables : Full-time AM (AM), Full-time PM (PM), Full-time NIGHT (N), Swing (S), PRN (PRN), On-call (C). Trial function: Max $43.54FT+$65.31OC+$33.49PRN Constraints: FT+OC<=3552 PRN+OC<=3552 OC<=170 PRN<=OC
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