A model for labour pooling in batch manufacturing

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 671-685

  Houghton, E ^a   Portougal, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; HEURISTIC METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PERSONNEL TRAINING;

JUST-IN-TIME (JIT); LABOR COSTS; LABOR POOLING;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 27944467845     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540410001704023     Document Type: Article

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