April 20, 2026

Alternative Shifts Explained: One Job, Multiple Time Windows

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Employee Shift Scheduling | Alternative Shifts
Watch this video from the Timefold Academy series to learn how to model recurring but flexible jobs correctly, defining one real job with multiple valid time windows and letting the scheduler pick exactly one, so you never accidentally over-schedule the same shift.

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