On the operational definition of processing time uncertainty

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 39, Issue 13, 2001, Pages 2833-2849

  Cao, Qidong ^a   Patterson, J W ^b   Griffin, T E ^c  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 245 Sirrine Hall   (United States)

^c Southern Wesleyan University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RANDOM PROCESSES; SCHEDULING; TIME AND MOTION STUDY;

DISPATCH RULE; PROCESSING TIME UNCERTAINTY;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0035840758     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540110051833     Document Type: Article

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