A state-of-the-art review on scheduling with learning effects

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 315-329

  Biskup, Dirk ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Learning; Scheduling

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; SCHEDULING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

AUTONOMOUS LEARNING; INDUCED LEARNING;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 38149027740     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2007.05.040     Document Type: Article

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