An individual-based description of learning within an organization

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 370-378

  Nembhard, David A ^a   Uzumeri, Mustafa V ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative study; Learning; Performance measurement; Productivity

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROCESS ENGINEERING; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; PRODUCTIVITY;

THREE-PARAMETER HYPERBOLIC FUNCTIONS; WORKFORCE DISTRIBUTIONS;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0034244772     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/17.865905     Document Type: Article

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