Balanced assignment of schedules

The auto assignment system is designed to prioritize achieving balanced and unassigned shifts for each position, after meeting all other scheduling rules and constraints. This ensures that workload distribution is more evenly distributed across scheduling periods.

The system operates by first ensuring compliance with all predefined scheduling rules and constraints. Once these prerequisites are satisfied, it focuses on reducing the daily variance in unassigned shifts. The auto assignment process prioritizes solutions that minimize the differences between the number of daily unassigned shifts, aiming to align them closely with the average number of unassigned shifts over the entire scheduling period.

The system works to minimize variance in coverage and unassigned shifts across days by prioritizing solutions that reduce differences between unassigned coverages without imposing strict limits. Auto assignment considers fluctuations in demand and staffing rules, striving to minimize the difference between each day's unassigned shifts and the mean of unassigned shifts over the scheduling period.

As a result, scheduling managers are provided with a more efficient and balanced scheduling process, ultimately improving workforce management and operational efficiency.