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Considering aging workforce characteristics in production scheduling: literature review and extended job shop modelling approach

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: As the proportion of older workers increases, considering their unique characteristics and needs in operations management has become critical, especially in manufacturing environments. Traditional production scheduling models usually assume a homogeneous workforce and neglect the diverse physical and cognitive abilities of older workers. This paper presents a systematic literature review to evaluate the state of research on age-inclusive production scheduling models. The results indicate that besides job rotation scheduling problems, production scheduling that considers the sequence of jobs at machines or workstations in connection with the age-inclusive assignment of workers has received little attention. To close this gap, we propose a dual resource-constraint job shop scheduling approach incorporating workers’ experience and age based on the results of the literature review and discuss future research opportunities

Source: IFAC-PapersOnLine

DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2025.09.246

Authors: Marc Füchtenhans, Niloofar Katiraee, Debra Dobbs, Christoph H. Glock

Institutions: Technische Universität Darmstadt, University of Padua, University of South Florida

Language: English

Topic: Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms

Subfield: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions