Double-Shift Minimization

The SJDF operates on a 24-hour per day, seven-day per week basis. One sub-unit of the on-duty operational staff is structured as a 10-position organization. A total of 42 persons are employed in this sub-unit of the SJDF as members of the operational staff.

At present, operational staff members in this sub-unit are scheduled to work eight-hour shifts. Each member of the operational staff is scheduled to work five such regular shifts each week. Overtime, typically in the form of double-shifts, is scheduled only to accommodate scheduled vacation time. Unscheduled overtime, also typically in the form of double-shifts, results from the unscheduled absences of members of the operational staff of the sub-unit. Unscheduled absences occur as a result of both authorized (sick leave, compassionate leave, jury duty, and so forth) and unauthorized reasons.

Together, scheduled double-shifts and double-shifts resulting from unscheduled but authorized absences, cause an average of two double-shifts per week for an a

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f would be scheduled to work 3.5 regular shifts per week. In actual practice, the half-shifts would be combined at work week-end and work week-beginning to produce a single 12-hour shift. Decision Analysis The alternative shift schedules were analyzed in relation to the study objective as a probabilistic evaluation. The probabilistic evaluation was addressed through the application of decision-tree analysis to the appropriate data. The DPL (Decision Programming Language) software application was used to perform the required analyses. The desired outcome from the decision-tree analysis was an indication of which of the three alternative shift schedules would minimize double-shift work among the members of the operational staff in the sub-unit of the SJDF. The probabilistic evaluation, thus, was performed as a "minimization" problem. The decision-tree analysis structure is presented in Chart 1, which may be found on page 7. As indicated in Chart 1, the decision-tree was structured with three branchesùone branch representing each of the shift schedule alternatives. The "Shift 12" branch represents the proposed 12-hour shift structure, while the "Shift 8" branch represents the existing eight-hour shift structure, and the "Sh
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