Scheduling for continuous operations: The Baylor Plan

International Journal of Materials and Product Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-42

  Hung, Rudy ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Baylor Plan; Continuous operations; Labour management; Shift work; Weekend work; Work schedules

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; JOB SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL; PRODUCTIVITY; WORK-REST SCHEDULES;

BAYLOR PLAN; CONTINUOUS OPERATIONS; LABOUR MANAGEMENT; SHIFT WORK; WEEKEND WORK; WORK SCHEDULES;

SCHEDULING;

EID: 0030644020     PISSN: 02681900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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