Automatic shift scheduling
vigotime creates schedules automatically: an optimization solver (Google OR-Tools CP-SAT) computes the complete plan from staffing rules, qualifications, employee wishes and working-time law — in seconds instead of hours, audit-proof and fair.
Automatic scheduling in facts
CP-SAT solver (Google OR-Tools)
Seconds instead of hours
ArbZG + agreements automatic
Wishes as optimization goal
What the solver takes off your plate
Hours of puzzling in Excel
One click — the solver finds a compliant, optimized staffing for the whole period.
Noticing rule violations only afterwards
Non-compliant plans never come into existence: ArbZG, agreements and company rules are hard constraints of the computation.
Wishes falling by the wayside
Shift and day-off wishes enter the optimization as weighted goals — traceable and fair over time.
Juggling qualifications and staffing levels
Minimum staffing per shift/day and required qualifications are met automatically.
Solver vs. manual planning
| vigotime solver | Manual (Excel / simple tools) | |
|---|---|---|
| Plan creation | Seconds, one click | Hours to days |
| ArbZG / agreements | Hard-guaranteed | Error-prone |
| Wishes & fairness | Optimization goal | Gut feeling |
| Qualifications/staffing | Met automatically | Check manually |
| Changes (absence) | Recompute in seconds | Start over |
Can you beat the schedule?
Staff a mini week with early, late and night shifts — then see what automated planning changes.
Early
Late
Night
Mon
E + L + N
Tue
E + L + N
Wed
E + L + N
Thu
E + L + N
Fri
E + L + N
Frequently asked questions about automatic scheduling
vigotime uses a constraint-optimization solver (Google OR-Tools CP-SAT): rules like ArbZG, staffing levels and qualifications are hard constraints; wishes and fairness are weighted goals. The solver finds the best compliant assignment.
Typically seconds; even complete monthly plans with many employees are computed quickly.
Yes. The generated plan is a proposal — you can change any assignment; rule checking keeps running.
Yes. On absences, vigotime automatically proposes qualified replacements (absence automation with step-in bonus) or recomputes the plan.
It is part of vigotime: €4–6 per employee per month, €0 setup.