Optimal allocation of heterogeneous workers in a U-shaped production line

Computers and Industrial Engineering

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 432-440

  Nakade, Koichi ^a   Nishiwaki, Rei ^a  

^a NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

An optimal allocation; Multi function workers; The U shaped production line

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

HETEROGENEOUS WORKERS; OPTIMAL ALLOCATION; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEM;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 38849099717     PISSN: 03608352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2007.08.007     Document Type: Article

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