Work-force management in automated assembly systems

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 243-255

  Croci, F ^a   Perona, M ^b   Pozzetti, A ^c  

^a MCKINSEY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER CONTROL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FACTORY AUTOMATION; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SCHEDULING;

AUTOMATED ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS; WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 0033907198     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5273(99)00062-6     Document Type: Article

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