{"id":581,"date":"2011-03-16T14:41:17","date_gmt":"2011-03-16T21:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/community.bmscentral.com\/employee-scheduling\/?p=581"},"modified":"2011-03-16T14:41:17","modified_gmt":"2011-03-16T21:41:17","slug":"employee-scheduling-example-247-8-hr-shifts-at-least-4-days-off-over-a-7-week-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bmscentral.com\/learn-employee-scheduling\/employee-scheduling-example-247-8-hr-shifts-at-least-4-days-off-over-a-7-week-period\/","title":{"rendered":"Employee Scheduling Example: 24\/7, 8 hr shifts, at least 4 days off over a 7 week period"},"content":{"rendered":"

“I have a 24\/7 manufacturing operation with three 8 hour shifts. I have 20 employees and need to have 5 employees per shift. My employees need at least one stretch of at least 4 days off during a 7 week period.\u00a0 To be fair, employees need to rotate between three shifts.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Because of the need for a stretch of 4 days off in a row, we’ll have some stretches of 6 days on and only 1 day off which is not ideal. We’ll also look to rotate the employees appropriately between Day, Swing, and Night shifts.<\/p>\n

To accomplish this shift schedule we will be building a rotation for 4 teams, assigning five employees to each team.<\/p>\n

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To create a schedule file using Snap Schedule Employee Scheduling Software, follow these steps:<\/p>\n

1) Create a new schedule file. Click here<\/a> to see the video tutorial.<\/p>\n

2) Create 20 employees and 4 teams. Assign 5 employees to each team.<\/p>\n

3) Create three 8-hour shifts to cover the 24 hours of operation.<\/p>\n

4) Using the Manage Shift Patterns command, create a new shift pattern as shown.<\/p>\n

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5) Using the Manage Schedule Plan, create a new schedule plan as shown below.<\/p>\n

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6) To generate employee work schedules (shift assignments)\u00a0from this plan, click on the Generate Schedule button and follow the on-screen instructions. Once completed, review the schedule assignments and make adjustments as required. Use Snap Schedule Employee Scheduling Software <\/a>to manage vacations, holidays, time offs, and to print and distribute work schedules.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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