Research Article

Piecewise Linear Model for Multiskilled Workforce Scheduling Problems considering Learning Effect and Project Quality

Table 1

Constant parameters.

ParameterParameter definitionValue

Project quality standard98.7%
First-unit production time (h/LOC)0.065
Steady-state unit production time (h/LOC)0.015
Learning rate of learning curve (efficiency)0.000064
Steady-state production quality1
First-unit production quality0.96
Learning rate of learning curve (quality)0.00117
, Wage for junior employee (Yuan/h)20
, Wage for middle employee (Yuan/h)40
, Wage for senior employee (Yuan/h)60
Limit of work time per period (h)40
, , Initial experience interval for junior employee (LOC)700, 1000]
, , Initial experience interval for middle employee (LOC)5000, 10000]
, , Initial experience interval for senior employee (LOC)100000, 300000]
, , Initial experience interval for amateur skill (LOC)100