Formalisation and use of competencies for industrial performance optimisation: A survey

Computers in Industry

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 98-117

  Boucher, Xavier ^a   Bonjour, Eric ^b   Grabot, Bernard ^c  

^a ECOLE DES MINES DE SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

^b FEMTO ST INSTITUTE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Competence model; Enterprise modelling; Information and decision systems; Performance

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PERSONNEL SELECTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

COMPETENCE MODELS; DECISION SYSTEMS; ENTERPRISE MODELING; HUMAN WORKFORCE;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33846585960     PISSN: 01663615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compind.2006.09.004     Document Type: Article

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