Planning working time under flexibility.

Abstract

Flexibility allows adapting production capacity to demand fluctuations in a very efficient way. However, it implies a difficulty in managing individual working times as well as the workers' rejection. In this work two different flexibility systems are introduced (annualised working hours and working time accounts) and it is shown how, threw the use of appropriate and powerful tools, it is possible to take all the advantage of the flexibility whereas workers' working conditions are respected.