Performance implications of assembly work teams

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 22, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 387-412

  McCreery, John K ^a   Krajewski, Lee J ^b   Leong, G Keong ^c   Ward, Peter T ^d  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning; Work teams; Workforce flexibility; Workforce management

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; DECISION MAKING; MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROCESS CONTROL; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

LEARNING; WORK TEAMS; WORKFORCE FLEXIBILITY; WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 3042776521     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jom.2004.05.004     Document Type: Article

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