01-12-2006, 08:13 PM
I have a bit of a dillemma.
It has been suggested to me about changing our shift roster from a three shift rotation of 6 on, 2 off, 6, 2, 6, 2, to 12, 4, 12, 4, 12, 4.
We have four shifts, three on at any given day, the fourth having their "weekend". For ease of understanding I have entered shift numbers in the table below according to the shift they are on. There is no need for weekday names because they are irrelevant, well to me anyway.
M Morning shift
A Afternoon shift
N Night shift
- Off
This is what needs to happen: I must be able to convert this structure into the above mentioned 12-4 rotation. These rules must apply:
- All crews must not work more than 8 days in a row after a 2 day break, and preferably no more and no less than 6.
- One crew must be on their days off, leaving than three crews on the job.
- The transition is to be as smooth as possible and not have any crews going into the wrong shift. IE, must follow the MAN-MAN rotation.
Here's the best I could do (again, notepad):
Unfortunately this leaves shift 1 doing 12 after 2, and shift 4 doing 10 after 2, especially going from night to morning, where the weekend is shorter in hours by nearly 24. For more information, ask me if you want times for a better understanding.
I would like everyone sliding into the roster without a problem. Moreso without too manhy extra days on or off, not including the 12 days in a row after a four.
Just on that, I tried this with a four day break after 6 on, but 4+6=10 and 12-10=2, leaving the roster two days out of sync. This meant the days off overlapped... I also don't want any more than 4 days off, and any less than 2. But not 3. So either 2 or 4 day breaks to handle it.
Also if possible, phase out the 12-4 system and go back to the 6-2 as previously described as well. This is in case the trial doesn't work. It's all well and good to say "Give everyone time off at the same time." But who would milk the cows three times a day? We have 1500 of them...
Have fun, I'll check back soon.
>anarky
It has been suggested to me about changing our shift roster from a three shift rotation of 6 on, 2 off, 6, 2, 6, 2, to 12, 4, 12, 4, 12, 4.
We have four shifts, three on at any given day, the fourth having their "weekend". For ease of understanding I have entered shift numbers in the table below according to the shift they are on. There is no need for weekday names because they are irrelevant, well to me anyway.
M Morning shift
A Afternoon shift
N Night shift
- Off
Code:
You may find this better to see in notepad.
M 111111222222333333444444
A 334444441111112222223333
N 222233333344444411111122
- 443322114433221144332211This is what needs to happen: I must be able to convert this structure into the above mentioned 12-4 rotation. These rules must apply:
- All crews must not work more than 8 days in a row after a 2 day break, and preferably no more and no less than 6.
- One crew must be on their days off, leaving than three crews on the job.
- The transition is to be as smooth as possible and not have any crews going into the wrong shift. IE, must follow the MAN-MAN rotation.
Here's the best I could do (again, notepad):
Code:
111111222222333333444444 111111111111222222222222333333333333444444444444...
334444441111112222223333 333344444444444411111111111122222222222233333333...
222233333344444411111122 222222223333333333334444444444441111111111112222...
443322114433221144332211 444433332222111144443333222211114444333322221111...
| | | |
+--6-2x3 roster--------+ +---------12-4x3 roster------------------------+Unfortunately this leaves shift 1 doing 12 after 2, and shift 4 doing 10 after 2, especially going from night to morning, where the weekend is shorter in hours by nearly 24. For more information, ask me if you want times for a better understanding.
I would like everyone sliding into the roster without a problem. Moreso without too manhy extra days on or off, not including the 12 days in a row after a four.
Just on that, I tried this with a four day break after 6 on, but 4+6=10 and 12-10=2, leaving the roster two days out of sync. This meant the days off overlapped... I also don't want any more than 4 days off, and any less than 2. But not 3. So either 2 or 4 day breaks to handle it.
Also if possible, phase out the 12-4 system and go back to the 6-2 as previously described as well. This is in case the trial doesn't work. It's all well and good to say "Give everyone time off at the same time." But who would milk the cows three times a day? We have 1500 of them...
Have fun, I'll check back soon.
>anarky
Screwing with your reality since 1998.
