Layoff constraint

Workforce, hiring, and layoff constraints. The workforce size Wf in Period t is obtained by adding the number hired Ht in Period t to the workforce size W,-1 in Period t - I, and subtracting the nnmber laid off L( in Period t as follows ... 

For my purposes, two closely related features of impartial justice will prove especially important First, as just noted, there are many conceptions of justice that satisfy the constraint of impartiality. As a consequence, claims that are motivated by interest or emotion will often be able to find an tm/writa/ equivalent, an impartial argument converging to the same conclusion.10 Second, impartial intent does not imply impartial effect. The law, in many contexts, allows rules that have "disparate effect" on different categories of individuals, while prohibiting those that embody "disparate intent/ Thus a court might strike down a layoff rule that explicitly favors men over women or white over blacks, while allowing rules based on seniority, which because of the more recent entry of women and blacks into the labor force, have the same effect/1 If one could prove that seniority was adopted in order to produce that effect, it would be struck down. Yet because it is hard to prove intention and because seniority is prima facie fair, courts tend to respect the principle. 

Production and workforce Solve for minimum-cost production scheduling, accounting for hiring and layoff costs as well as inventory carrying, overtime, and subcontracting costs, subject to various capacity and policy constraints. 

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