What Is The Name This Chart Type

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Minitman

Greeting,

I would like to build a chart for scheduling workers. What I would
like is a chart with time across the top and workers down the left
side. There are a number of jobs to be done each day. These jobs
range from 1 to 20 hours, most are 2 to 4 hours.

The time is broken down by 12 minute intervals.

I need to assign each worker as many jobs as they can handle.

I saw a chart that was set up with time across the and workers down
the side and the jobs are blocked off in the time the job took, in the
row of the worker. Each worker is blocking off from 1 to 4 jobs a
day. Something like this:

8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5
Time |----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
Worker A |----|< 3 >|--< 8 >|--< 9 >-|
Worker B |< 1 >|--< 5 >|----|----|
Worker C |----|----|< 2 >|----|

Job 1 is 4 hours in the AM
Job 2 is 6 hours starting at 10:00 AM
Job 3 is 2 hours any time
Job 4 Cancelled
Job 5 is 2.5 hours any time
Job 6 Cancelled
Job 7 Cancelled
Job 8 is 2.5 any time
Job 9 is 2 hours in the afternoon

My first question is: What is this kind of chart called?
And my next question is: How do I create one?

Anyone have any ideas?

Any help would be appreciated/

TIA

-Minitman
 
Minitman said:
Greeting,

I would like to build a chart for scheduling workers. What I would
like is a chart with time across the top and workers down the left
side. There are a number of jobs to be done each day. These jobs
range from 1 to 20 hours, most are 2 to 4 hours.

The time is broken down by 12 minute intervals.

I need to assign each worker as many jobs as they can handle.

I saw a chart that was set up with time across the and workers down
the side and the jobs are blocked off in the time the job took, in
the row of the worker. Each worker is blocking off from 1 to 4 jobs
a day. Something like this:

8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5
Time |----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
Worker A |----|< 3 >|--< 8 >|--< 9 >-|
Worker B |< 1 >|--< 5 >|----|----|
Worker C |----|----|< 2 >|----|

Job 1 is 4 hours in the AM
Job 2 is 6 hours starting at 10:00 AM
Job 3 is 2 hours any time
Job 4 Cancelled
Job 5 is 2.5 hours any time
Job 6 Cancelled
Job 7 Cancelled
Job 8 is 2.5 any time
Job 9 is 2 hours in the afternoon

My first question is: What is this kind of chart called?
And my next question is: How do I create one?

Anyone have any ideas?

Any help would be appreciated/

TIA

-Minitman
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Hi,

First of all, your diagram is great!

I don't know what the chart type is called, but I don't think you'll
find it in Excel's charting options.

If you want to do it, I would think about just setting it up in a
worksheet using cells.

You could colour cells to show where a person is free or booked, and
enter the job number in the cells themselves?

Hope that helps - at least as an idea!

Alan.


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Minitman said:
Greeting,

I would like to build a chart for scheduling workers. What I would
like is a chart with time across the top and workers down the left
side. There are a number of jobs to be done each day. These jobs
range from 1 to 20 hours, most are 2 to 4 hours.

The time is broken down by 12 minute intervals.

I need to assign each worker as many jobs as they can handle.

I saw a chart that was set up with time across the and workers down
the side and the jobs are blocked off in the time the job took, in the
row of the worker. Each worker is blocking off from 1 to 4 jobs a
day. Something like this:

8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5
Time |----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
Worker A |----|< 3 >|--< 8 >|--< 9 >-|
Worker B |< 1 >|--< 5 >|----|----|
Worker C |----|----|< 2 >|----|
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Hi Minitman,

Your Diagram is great indeed.

Possibly you could also use excel integrated Diagrams.
Have a look at
http://users.quick-line.ch/ramel/Diagramme/Gestapelte_Balken.xls

(sorry for the german language). Choose sheet "Zeitstrahl" . Insert the
names of your workers instead of "Strahl" and it should do what you
expect.

kind regards

Jean
 
Thanks Alan,

You have a great idea. How do I know, it is what I've already done.
(You know what they say about great minds). And thanks for the
compliment on that chart.

I have to enter in10 years worth, one month at a time. It took me
three days to do the first month. I am not sure that I can teach some
data entry person to go though all of the hoops that it take to get
each job entered. I was hoping to find the name of this chart type so
that I could study up on it.

I am using columns that are 0.69 wide for my printable form. First, I
use the thinnest broken line border. Then every 4th cell has on the
left side the thinnest solid line. Then for 12:00 noon and midnight,
I put the medium solid line. Finally, I color the AM a light green
and the PM a light orange. The blocked times are merged together
individually by job, with the color removed (giving a white spot in
the midst of the colors) and the job numbers are then centered within
the merged, blocked off areas. It does look good. It just needs to
be automated.
 
Hey Jean,

Thanks for the complement and the link. I looked at and looks really
nice, but a bit of overkill for what I am trying to do. Thanks for
trying, I do appreciate the effort.

-Minitman
 
Hey Jon,

That's the name! It was on the tip of my tongue but kept coming out
wrong. Thanks.

As for the links, they are excellent. However, they are way beyond my
capabilities. Do you do small projects for a reasonable fee? If so,
please contact me directly at exreply[at]i-m-p.net.

Thanks.

-Minitman
 
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