# Shift Patterns Dataset

This Excel workbook defines the standard working-time structure for the fictional Faroese seafood manufacturing facility.

It contains four worksheets:

* **Shift_Patterns** – 8 standard shift templates covering early production, late production, warehouse, technical, office-support, and sanitation work.
* **Shift_Groups** – 17 operational crew groups linked to their normal shift patterns and primary functions.
* **Work_Center_Shift_Coverage** – 148 records defining when each of the 55 work centers is normally available, including standard, demand-dependent, support, and sanitation coverage.
* **Employee_Default_Shifts** – default shift assignments for all 65 production and operations employees, including secondary-shift and weekend eligibility where relevant.

The workbook describes the normal structural shift model rather than dated schedules or actual attendance. Absence, overtime, shift swaps, vacation, and historical rosters are intentionally excluded.

It serves as the structural reference for later datasets involving production planning, labor availability, capacity, overtime, attendance, and operational scheduling.
