This book covers three fundamental problems at the interface of multi-project management and human resource management: the selection of projects, the composition of small project teams, and workload leveling. Matthias Walter proposes optimization models and solution methods for these problems, assuming multi-skilled workers with heterogeneous skill levels. For the first time, the author presents exact and heuristic methods that support managers to form small teams. Additionally, he outlines a new skill chaining strategy that increases workforce flexibility.

Study in the field of economic sciences Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext

Dr. Matthias Walter wrote his dissertation under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Jürgen Zimmermann at the Operations Research Group at Clausthal University of Technology.

Inhalt
Multi-Skilled Workers and Flexibility Design.- Project Selection, Workforce Assignment, and Utilization Leveling.- Optimization Models and Complexity Analysis.- Solution Methods and their Numerical Analysis.