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A Linear Programming Model for Scheduling Prison Guards. Applications of Linear Programming to Operations Research. Modules and Monographs in Undergraduate Mathematics and Its Applications Project. UMAP Module 272.
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Maynard, James M. – 1980
A work-scheduling model for Corrections Officers at State Correctional Institutions is described. This is a real-life model that was developed to deal with a problem of unacceptably large expenditures for overtime work by state prison guards. The problem involves more than 200 constraints and more than 800 variables. It is felt the model can be…
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