In the end you need the same number of employees to cover all positions, absences, and training hours in a 4-crew and a 5-crew system. In a 4-crew system each crew should consist of more people than there are positions in order to absorb absences and training. In a 5-crew system each crew can be staffed to the number of positions and each week one of the 5 crews is responsible for relief coverage.
Circadian on TV and DVD
August 12th, 2009 No comments »Circadian’s work with the trucking company Dupre Logistics was recently featured in a documentary shown on Australian TV. The program “Dead Tired” is also available on DVD.
Enjoy the excerpt of the program about Circadian’s work.
What schedule is the best?
July 23rd, 2009 No comments »Probably the most asked question in our industry schedule projects is: What is the best schedule out there?
Understandably many managers would like to pick a proven schedule that is sanctioned to be “the best” and simply implement that. Case closed. Next.
In reality the case is not that simple. Our answer to the best-schedule question is: There is no such thing as a best schedule. The best schedule for your operation is a schedule that works best for your operational requirements and the social preferences of this specific group of employees at your site at this time.
Who works what?
July 22nd, 2009 No comments »Every year CIRCADIAN invites managers of shiftwork operations to tell us about their operations in an online survey. The information is used to identify trends and a snapshot of the current state of the shiftwork world.
One of the questions we ask is: “What shift length is worked by the majority of your shiftworkers?”
Overtime Coverage on 8s vs 12s
July 21st, 2009 1 comment »A big source of concern for managers and employees when entertaining the idea of 12-hr schedules is the question of how absentee shifts will be covered in both systems.
Overtime Rate on 8s vs 12s
July 21st, 2009 No comments »One question that is often raised and the cause of confusion is the question about overtime on 8s vs 12s.
Will the amount of overtime change when changing from 8s to 12s?
The answer is: It depends on what is driving your overtime on the current schedule.
8s vs 12s – Some basic math
July 21st, 2009 No comments »How many people will you need on an 8-hr schedule vs a 12-hr schedule and how many hours will each employee be scheduled to work?
