MinAbsDifference

MinAbsDifference(num_days, periods, ...[, ...])	Minimizes the total absolute difference between required resources per period and resources scheduled by the solver.
MinAbsDifference.solve()	Runs the optimization solver

class pyworkforce.scheduling.MinAbsDifference(num_days: int, periods: int, shifts_coverage: dict, required_resources: list, max_period_concurrency: int, max_shift_concurrency: int, max_search_time: float = 120.0, num_search_workers=2, *args, **kwargs)

Minimizes the total absolute difference between required resources per period and resources scheduled by the solver.

Parameters:

num_days: int,

Number of days to schedule.

periods: int,

Number of working periods in a day.

shifts_coverage: dict,

Dictionary of the form {"shift_name": shift_array}, where each shift_array has length periods and uses 1 when the shift covers a period, otherwise 0.

required_resources: list,

Array of size [days, periods].

max_period_concurrency: int,

Maximum resources allowed in any period and day.

max_shift_concurrency: int,

Maximum resources allowed in the same shift.

max_search_time: float, default = 240

Maximum time, in seconds, to search for a solution.

num_search_workers: int, default = 2

Number of workers used to search for a solution.

solve()

Runs the optimization solver

Returns:

solution: dict,

Dictionary with optimization status, scheduled resources by day and shift, and final objective value.