Scheduling optimization

A method comprising:

• receiving, by at least one processor, labor order data describing a plurality of work shifts and a respective number of candidates requested for each work shift of the plurality of work shifts;
• determining a set of proposed schedules by solving an optimization problem that takes as input the labor order data, constraint data related to worker regulations, and a candidate preference signal representing a predicted preference of work shifts;
• and
• generating code effective to display the set of proposed schedules on a display of a first computing device.

A system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one non-transitory computer-readable memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, are effective to:
• identify labor order data describing a plurality of work shifts and a respective number of candidates requested for each work shift of the plurality of work shifts;
• determine a set of proposed schedules by solving an optimization problem that takes as input labor order data, constraint data related to work regulations, and a candidate preference signal representing a predicted preference of work shifts;
• and
• generate code effective to display the set of proposed schedules on a display of a first computing device.

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving, by at least one processor, labor order data describing a plurality of work shifts and a respective number of candidates requested;
• predicting, using a machine learning model, candidate preference data based on historical candidate preferences;
• reducing a search space of the machine learning model using mixed integer linear programming;
• determining a set of proposed schedules by solving an optimization problem for the search space that takes as input the labor order data, constraint data, and the candidate preference data representing a predicted preference of work shifts;
• and
• generating code effective to display the set of proposed schedules on a display of a first computing device.