On the Determination of Occupational Categories in an Organization

Typically, a personnel assignment model is based on the assumption that n_i persons of skill type i; i = 1, …, k, are to be assigned over m_j jobs requiring skill j; j = 1, …, s, with a penalty score, d_ij, for assigning a person of skill type i to a job requiring j. Then algorithms are sought for an assignment matrix, X = ‖x_ij‖, which minimizes ∑_i,jx_ijd_ij, under certain constraints, where x_ij is the number of persons of skill type i assigned to jobs of skill type j. An input to the problem, then is a determination, for a given organization, of the occupational categories, j = 1, …, s, to which personnel will be assigned. This paper applies the problem to a repair organization. Before one can determine the number of repair men in an organization, among other factors, one must determine the number of their occupational categories.