Optimal staffing for cyclically scheduled processes

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3393-3404

  Cochran, J K ^a   Chu, D E ^a   Chu, M D ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PERSONNEL; RANDOM PROCESSES; SCHEDULING;

OPTIMAL STAFFING;

STRATEGIC PLANNING;

EID: 0031336896     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075497194147     Document Type: Article

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