Are there any best practices to consider while evaluating different work shifts in operations such as 4X10 vs 5X8 vs 9x8 schedules? If anyone has gone through this journey at their existing operations, what are your key considerations?

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Sustainable Supply Chain Adviser in Healthcare and Biotech5 months ago

Key considerations in any industry start with knowing your legal boundaries for setting shift patterns.

Otherwise as the other commenters wrote: if you can provide more context, we can give you more details.

Global CISO in IT Services5 months ago

Could you provide some more details? What kind of work, how many people, are you looking for a particular weekly or monthly distribution..? 4x10, if talking weekly, people usually go for it because it essentially frees up a day for them. But I'm sure I'd be able to contribute better with some more details :)

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