Variable employee productivity in workforce scheduling

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 376-390

  Thompson, Gary M ^a   Goodale, John C ^b  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee productivity; Manpower planning; Scheduling; Service operations

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PERSONNEL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PRODUCTIVITY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY; MANPOWER PLANNING; SCHEDULING PROBLEMS; SERVICE OPERATIONS;

SCHEDULING;

EID: 26844488250     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2004.03.048     Document Type: Article

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