Decentral production control plays a crucial role within the paradigm of Industry 4.0. Due to fast and flexible decisions on allocation and sequencing, there is no baseline schedule in advance. Moreover, the fourth industrial revolution modifies the organizational structures in the area of human resources, too. Despite changed tasks, the human is still a key factor with a coordinating, controlling and directing function—but without knowing the exact time of requirement. The workers are not available 24 h a day but are provided individually via personnel schedules. Creating a personnel schedule for the changed tasks without an overall baseline schedule becomes a crux of efficient staff deployment in the vision of Industry 4.0. This article presents the current state of this research aspect and derives a challenge for future research.