Employee Scheduling The Just For Fun transportation company operates a daily schedule of bus trips to New York City. The manager, Pat James, is working on a staffing plan for the summer schedule. The anticipated demand for bus drivers is in the following table. Monday Tuesday 37 Wednesday Thursday Friday 34 28 21 Table 1: Anticipated Demand each Week Saturday 17 Sunday 16 36 The demand is expected to remain the same for each of the twelve weeks in the summer schedule. Normally, Pat only uses full-time drivers. Each full-time driver works a weekly schedule consisting of five (5) consecutive days working followed by two (2) consecutive days off. Full-time drivers are paid $182.50 per day. Drivers working on Saturday and Sunday get paid a premium for that day's work. The premiums are 9% and 20% for Saturday and Sunday respectively. Benefits for full-time employees cost Just for Fun an additional 48% for full-time drivers. Recommend to Pat the best full-time driver schedule to meet the expected demand for each week in the summer schedule. Pat is considering using part-time drivers for the upcoming summer schedule. Initial indications are that there are six (6) individuals potentially willing to work part-time for Just for Fun. These individuals are willing to work two (2) consecutive days and then have the remaining days off. Also, these individuals are unwilling to work Saturday and Sunday each week. Part-time drivers will be paid $144.50 per day and there is an additional benefits cost of 11%. Additional monies will need to be made available to recruit and train these individuals. Make a recommendation to Pat of how many drivers to recruit and the amount of extra funds to be allocated for recruiting and training. Employee Scheduling The Just For Fun transportation company operates a daily schedule of bus trips to New York City. The manager, Pat James, is working on a staffing plan for the summer schedule. The anticipated demand for bus drivers is in the following table. Monday Tuesday 37 Wednesday Thursday Friday 34 28 21 Table 1: Anticipated Demand each Week Saturday 17 Sunday 16 36 The demand is expected to remain the same for each of the twelve weeks in the summer schedule. Normally, Pat only uses full-time drivers. Each full-time driver works a weekly schedule consisting of five (5) consecutive days working followed by two (2) consecutive days off. Full-time drivers are paid $182.50 per day. Drivers working on Saturday and Sunday get paid a premium for that day's work. The premiums are 9% and 20% for Saturday and Sunday respectively. Benefits for full-time employees cost Just for Fun an additional 48% for full-time drivers. Recommend to Pat the best full-time driver schedule to meet the expected demand for each week in the summer schedule. Pat is considering using part-time drivers for the upcoming summer schedule. Initial indications are that there are six (6) individuals potentially willing to work part-time for Just for Fun. These individuals are willing to work two (2) consecutive days and then have the remaining days off. Also, these individuals are unwilling to work Saturday and Sunday each week. Part-time drivers will be paid $144.50 per day and there is an additional benefits cost of 11%. Additional monies will need to be made available to recruit and train these individuals. Make a recommendation to Pat of how many drivers to recruit and the amount of extra funds to be allocated for recruiting and training
