Multi-Shot Answer Set Programming for Flexible Payroll Management

Payroll management is a critical business task that is subject to a large number of rules, which vary widely between companies, sectors, and countries. Moreover, the rules are often complex and change regularly. Therefore, payroll management systems must be flexible in design. In this paper, we sugg...

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Published in:Theory and practice of logic programming Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 453 - 481
Main Authors: CALLEWAERT, BENJAMIN, VENNEKENS, JOOST
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.05.2024
Subjects:
Declarative programming
Design standards
Engineers
Language
Management systems
Mathematical programming
Original Article
Selected Papers from the 2022 Conference on Logic Programming and Non-Monotonic Reasoning
Semantics
Wages & salaries
payroll management
answer set programming
decision modelling
ISSN:1471-0684, 1475-3081
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Summary:Payroll management is a critical business task that is subject to a large number of rules, which vary widely between companies, sectors, and countries. Moreover, the rules are often complex and change regularly. Therefore, payroll management systems must be flexible in design. In this paper, we suggest an approach based on a flexible answer set programming (ASP) model and an easy-to-read tabular representation based on the decision model and notation standard. It allows HR consultants to represent complex rules without the need for a software engineer and to ultimately design payroll systems for a variety of different scenarios. We show how the multi-shot solving capabilities of the clingo ASP system can be used to reach the performance that is necessary to handle real-world instances.
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ISSN:1471-0684
1475-3081
DOI:10.1017/S1471068424000115