A list-scheduling heuristic for the short-term planning of assessment centers

Adrian Zimmermann () and Norbert Trautmann
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Adrian Zimmermann: University of Bern
Norbert Trautmann: University of Bern

Journal of Scheduling, 2018, vol. 21, issue 2, No 2, 142 pages

Abstract: Abstract Many companies operate assessment centers to help them select candidates for open job positions. During the assessment process, each candidate performs a set of tasks, and the candidates are evaluated by some so-called assessors. Additional constraints such as preparation and evaluation times, actors’ participation in tasks, no-go relationships, and prescribed time windows for lunch breaks contribute to the complexity of planning such assessment processes. We propose a multi-pass list-scheduling heuristic for this novel planning problem; to this end, we develop novel procedures for devising appropriate scheduling lists and for generating a feasible schedule. The computational results for a set of example problems that represent or are derived from real cases indicate that the heuristic generates optimal or near-optimal schedules within relatively short CPU times.

Keywords: Real-world application; Human resource management; Assessment center; List scheduling; Multi-pass heuristic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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