Cross-utilization of workers whose capabilities differ

Management Science

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 722-732

  Campbell, Gerard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; PRODUCTIVITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCHEDULING;

CROSS UTILIZATION; MANPOWER SCHEDULING; SERVICE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT;

PERSONNEL;

EID: 0032656506     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.45.5.722     Document Type: Article

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