SimMan swMATH ID: 2017 Software Authors: Huang, Huei-Chuen; Lee, Loo-Hay; Song, Haiqing; Eck, Brian Thomas Description: SimMan – A simulation model for workforce capacity planning Motivated by the difficulty in predicting the actual performance of workforce capacity planning solutions obtained from mathematical models, we develop a simulator, SimMan, to serve as a test bed for evaluating the effectiveness and robustness of different planning options and assignment rules. To facilitate the ease of use, the simulator is developed in C++ language with a modular structure so that different users or planners can customize the modules according to their specifications. We further develop a mathematical model for the workforce capacity planning problem, where the uncertainty of the demand is handled by the safety stock concepts. We also suggest a number of practical planning alternatives and assignment rules based on information from IBM. These rules are implemented as modules in SimMan and tested numerically to provide managerial insights Homepage: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305054808001974 Keywords: simulation; workforce capacity planning Related Software: Cited in: 3 Publications all top 5 Cited by 8 Authors 2 Beliën, Jeroen 2 De Bruecker, Philippe 2 Demeulemeester, Erik L. 2 Van den Bergh, Jorne 1 Eck, Brian Thomas 1 Huang, Huei-Chuen 1 Lee, Loo Hay 1 Song, Haiqing Cited in 2 Serials 2 European Journal of Operational Research 1 Computers & Operations Research Cited in 1 Field 3 Operations research, mathematical programming (90-XX) Citations by Year