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An AI-Based Break-Scheduling System for Supervisory Personnel
March/April 2010 (vol. 25 no. 2)
pp. 60-73
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Andreas Beer, Johannes Gärtner, Nysret Musliu, Werner Schafhauser, Wolfgang Slany, "An AI-Based Break-Scheduling System for Supervisory Personnel," IEEE Intelligent Systems, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 60-73, March/April, 2010.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/MIS.2010.40,
author = {Andreas Beer and Johannes Gärtner and Nysret Musliu and Werner Schafhauser and Wolfgang Slany},
title = {An AI-Based Break-Scheduling System for Supervisory Personnel},
journal ={IEEE Intelligent Systems},
volume = {25},
number = {2},
issn = {1541-1672},
year = {2010},
pages = {60-73},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MIS.2010.40},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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KW - artificial intelligence
KW - break-scheduling system
KW - supervisory personnel
KW - metaheuristic optimization
KW - minimum-conflicts heuristic
KW - constraint satisfaction
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Andreas Beer, Graz University of Technology
Johannes Gärtner, Vienna University of Technology
Nysret Musliu, Vienna University of Technology
Werner Schafhauser, Vienna University of Technology
Wolfgang Slany, Graz University of Technology

This break-scheduling system, which is included in Operating Hours Assistant 3.6, helps professional planners create high-quality shift plans, while satisfying labor rules and staffing requirements.

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Index Terms:
artificial intelligence, break-scheduling system, supervisory personnel, metaheuristic optimization, minimum-conflicts heuristic, constraint satisfaction, Operating Hours Assistant 3.6, Ximes, human-centered computing
Citation:
Andreas Beer, Johannes Gärtner, Nysret Musliu, Werner Schafhauser, Wolfgang Slany, "An AI-Based Break-Scheduling System for Supervisory Personnel," IEEE Intelligent Systems, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 60-73, Mar./Apr. 2010, doi:10.1109/MIS.2010.40
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