IV. EXAMPLE PROBLEM
Four products are considered, each with mean
processing time μ, standard deviation, σ, and volume
requirements as shown in Table I. We consider there are
nine skilled workers and a pool of temporary workers.
The skills matrix simulated for the described assignment
optimization problem is shown in Table II. The data for
the first nine employees would be based on observations
over a long time period, whereas the tenth would be an
all-encompassing initial profile for any number of
temporary or new workers.