1. Sarah has just opened a convenience store One of the many tasks that she must address is her work schedule She plans to stay open from 900 am to 900 pm Monday to Saturday She expects her employees to stock the shelves and also be available for cashier checkout when needed All employees are fulltime and work four days in a row with two consecutive days off each week She estimates the number of employees needed each day as follows:
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3. a. What is the minimum number of employees required.
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5. b. Use the work shift heuristic procedure to develop weekly work shift schedules for the employees.
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7. c. Determine the shifts that the employees will be scheduled to work during each day Is the schedule optimal? Explain.