Optimal operator assignment and cell loading in labor-intensive manufacturing cells

Computers and Industrial Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 155-158

  Süer, Gürsel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Cell Loading; Labor intensive Manufacturing Cells; Mathematical Programming; Operator Assignment

Indexed keywords

INTEGER PROGRAMMING; PERSONNEL; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SCHEDULING;

CELLULAR MANUFACTURING; LABOR INTENSIVE MANUFACTURING CELLS; OPERATOR ASSIGNMENT;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0041543098     PISSN: 03608352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-8352(96)00101-5     Document Type: Article

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