Worker flexibility in a parallel dual resource constrained job shop

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 451-467

  Yue, H ^a   Slomp, J ^a   Molleman, E ^a   Van Der Zee, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cross training; Forgetting; Learning; Worker flexibility

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PERSONNEL; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PUBLIC POLICY;

CROSS TRAINING; JOB SHOPS; WORKER FLEXIBILITY;

JOB ANALYSIS;

EID: 36248982539     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540601138510     Document Type: Conference Paper

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