Heuristic approach for assigning workers to tasks based on individual learning rates

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1955-1968

  Nembhard, D A ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEURISTIC METHODS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; JOB ANALYSIS; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PRODUCTIVITY;

HEURISTIC ASSIGNMENT POLICY; INDIVIDUAL LEARNING RATE; WORKER TASK ASSIGNMENT;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 0035878031     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540110036696     Document Type: Article

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