Centralized allocation of human resources: an application to public schools

摘要

Workforce planning-the allocation of human resources to available projects/task units-is a problem that has a direct impact on the financial bottom line of an organization. Whether the organization is a small services company with dozens of people or a large public sector enterprise with dozens of thousands of people, as a relative measure, a significant cost reduction (or increase in profitability) can result from an optimal workforce allocation. However, since reallocation of a person from one project to another is a sensitive decision, there are multiple practical constraints and policy considerations in workforce planning problems.