@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/181,
	  title     = {A New Approach to Workforce Planning},
	  author    = {M. Othman and  N. Bhuiyan and  G. J. Gouw},
	  country	= {},
	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {In today-s global and competitive market,
manufacturing companies are working hard towards improving their
production system performance. Most companies develop production
systems that can help in cost reduction. Manufacturing systems
consist of different elements including production methods,
machines, processes, control and information systems. Human issues
are an important part of manufacturing systems, yet most companies
do not pay sufficient attention to them. In this paper, a workforce
planning (WP) model is presented. A non-linear programming model
is developed in order to minimize the hiring, firing, training and
overtime costs. The purpose is to determine the number of workers
for each worker type, the number of workers trained, and the number
of overtime hours. Moreover, a decision support system (DSS) based
on the proposed model is introduced using the Excel-Lingo software
interfacing feature. This model will help to improve the interaction
between the workers, managers and the technical systems in
manufacturing.},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Computer and Systems Engineering},
	  volume    = {5},
	  number    = {4},
	  year      = {2011},
	  pages     = {858 - 864},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/181},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/52},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 52, 2011},
	}