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Constraint-based task assignment

Allocate tasks considering business process execution constraints

Assign tasks to resources based on constraints associated with the execution of tasks within the business process

Goel, K., Fehrer, T., Röglinger, M., & Wynn, M. T. (2023). Not Here, But There: Human Resource Allocation Patterns. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science (pp. 377–394).

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Appoint case managers

Assign a responsible individual for handling each case type

Distinguish case types

Determine whether activities are related to the same type of case and, if necessary, distinguish new business processes

Reduce touchpoints

Reduce the number of contacts with customers and third parties

Empower resources

Empower workers for more decision-making authority

Isolate exceptions

Design business processes for typical cases and isolate exceptional cases from the normal flow

Minimize numerical involvement

Too many cooks spoil the broth

Consolidate Work

Collect similar work items and work in batches

Use eco-friendly resources

Replace underlying resources with eco-friendly alternatives

Offer Customer self-service

Offer customers the possibility to serve themselves

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Workload-based task assignment

Allocate tasks based on individuals' incomplete workload

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