Real-time schedule adjustment decisions: A case study

Omega

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 333-344

  Hur, Daesik ^a   Mabert, Vincent A ^b   Bretthauer, Kurt M ^b  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case study; Labor scheduling; Schedule adjustment decision; Service operations

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

CAPACITY MANAGEMENT; CASE-STUDIES; LABOUR SCHEDULING; REAL TIME SCHEDULES; REAL- TIME; SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENT DECISION; SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENTS; SERVICE CAPACITY; SERVICE OPERATIONS; WORK SCHEDULES;

PROFITABILITY;

EID: 2642559423     PISSN: 03050483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.omega.2004.01.002     Document Type: Article

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