The staff scheduling problem in the retail business is considered for which a new mathematical model and new solution methods are introduced. The problem is formalized as a set covering type problem. Columns represent feasible weekly working time patterns of one sales clerk. Rows correspond to...

Auditors rely on two important types of knowledge when performing audit tasks. The first type is the knowledge of financial transactions, internal controls, their interrelationships, and the associated processes, i.e., the knowledge of the structure of internal control systems and financial...