A framework for training workers in contemporary manufacturing environments

International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 291-310

  Pennathur, Arunkumar ^a   Mital, Anil ^a   Rajan, Venkat ^b   Kaber, David ^c   Ray, Paul ^d   Huston, Ronald ^a   Thompson, David ^a   Markle, Glenn ^e   Pitman, Mary Anne ^e   Bishu, Ram ^f   Crumpton, Lesia ^g   Deivanayagam, Subramaniam ^h   Fernandez, Jeffrey ^b   Mc elwee, Martin ⁱ   Mc Mulkin, Mark ^b   Sule, Dileep ^j  

^a 705 Engineering Research Center   (United States)

^b Wichita State University   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^g Tennessee Technological University ^*

^h TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ Cintas Corp   (United States)

^j LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0142260655     PISSN: 0951192X     EISSN: 13623052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095119299130218     Document Type: Article

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