Team-oriented Airline Crew Scheduling and Rostering: Problem Description, Solution Approaches, and Decision Support - Softcover

Markus P. Thiel, Ph.D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 363903368X ISBN 13: 9783639033687

Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2009

Synopsis

In this work Markus P. Thiel introduces the Team- oriented Scheduling Problem (ToSP). ToSP shows that, independent from the assignment approach chosen (bidline systems, personalized rostering or preferential bidding systems) all serve to minimize cost, but none of these systems accounts for frequently changing team compositions throughout the day or from day-to-day. This results in crew members rarely getting a chance to know the strengths and weaknesses of their team-mates even though this may present critical safety issues such as cockpit emergencies. The author¿s emphasis is on the personalized rostering in the Team-oriented Rostering Problem (ToRP). Tailored to cockpit crew requirements several optimization models are examined. Based on a case study a set of solution approaches is presented. The implied trade-off between additional operational cost and the selected evaluation criteria for team orientation is assessed, along with further computational results embedded into a decision support system. This work greatly enhances existing concepts and solutions approaches for researchers and practitioners in the area of team scheduling.

About this title

About the Author:

Following a M.Sc. in Business Information Systems, Markus P. Thiel received his Ph.D. from the International Graduate School of Dynamic Intelligent Systems at the Decision Support & Operations Research Lab, University of Paderborn, Germany. The author copes with complex IT and OR projects, and works as a coach from the Baleares and Germany.

About this edition

• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 363903368X
• ISBN 13: 9783639033687
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 188