Worker allocation in lean U-shaped production lines

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 46, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 3485-3502

  Shewchuk, John P ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Full work; Lean production; U shaped line; Worker allocation

Indexed keywords

HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

LEAN PRODUCTION; U-SHAPED LINE; WORKER ALLOCATION;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 42649083687     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540601115997     Document Type: Article

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