Optimizing the use of contingent labor when demand is uncertain

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-55

  Pinker, Edieal J ^a   Larson, Richard C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic programming; Human resources; Manpower planning

Indexed keywords

JOB ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PERSONNEL; PROBLEM SOLVING;

WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0037209405     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(01)00378-2     Document Type: Article

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