Chained cross-training of workers for robust performance

IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 953-967

  Jordan, William C ^a   Inman, Robert R ^a   Blumenfeld, Dennis E ^a  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGILE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; AUTOMOBILE PLANTS; MAINTENANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; QUEUEING THEORY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CHAINING; CROSS TRAINING; WOKLOAD VARABILITY; WORKFORCE AGILITY;

PERSONNEL TRAINING;

EID: 4444361696     PISSN: 0740817X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07408170490487713     Document Type: Article

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