In the Briggs employee scheduling example, suppose each full-time employee works eight hours per day. Thus, Monday's requirement of 17 workers can be viewed as a requirement of 8(17)=136 hours . The company can meet its daily labor requirements by using both full-time and part-time employees. During each week a full-time employee works eight hours a day for five consecutive days, and a part-time employee works four hours a day for five consecutive days