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Eliminating Rotating Shifts Simplifies Schedule
Author(s) -
Herman Lyle
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.1988.tb00483.x
Subject(s) - schedule , overtime , scheduling (production processes) , work (physics) , computer science , operations management , operations research , mathematics , engineering , operating system , mechanical engineering , political science , law
The City of Loveland Water Treatment Plant in Loveland, Colorado has developed a method of scheduling 24‐hour shifts which combines the best of both the rotating‐shift and 12‐hour shift schedules. By simply eliminating rotating shifts this alternate schedule solves most problems associated with traditional 8‐hour schedules. With the alternate schedule, operators work 8 hours a day, but always on the same shift and on the same days of the week. The work week is designed to allow weekend coverage of the plant without constant juggling of the schedule. It also eliminates problems of fatigue and overtime pay that may be involved in a 12‐hour schedule. Six operators are needed to provide coverage for the plant. Two operators are assigned to each shift. Three days a week the two operators work together, and four days a week they work alone. An example schedule is provided.