Optimal specialization of a maintenance workforce

IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 423-433

  Dietz, Dennis C ^a   Rosenshine, Matthew ^b  

^a AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; MAINTENANCE; MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

MAINTENANCE WORKFORCE;

PERSONNEL;

EID: 0031145545     PISSN: 0740817X     EISSN: 15458830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07408179708966348     Document Type: Article

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