Effective workforce lifecycle management via System Dynamics modeling and simulation

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 2187-2195

  An, Lianjun ^a   Jeng, Jun Jang ^a   Lee, Young M ^a   Ren, Changrui ^b  

^a IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b IBM CHINA RESEARCH LAB   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; COMPETITION; DYNAMICS; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SUPPLY CHAINS;

ADAPTIVE CONTROL; DYNAMIC BEHAVIORS; FEED BACK LOOPS; HUMAN RESOURCES; LIFE-CYCLE MANAGEMENT; NOVEL CONCEPT; SERVICE INDUSTRIES; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODELING; WORK FORCE MANAGEMENT; WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 49749139709     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2007.4419853     Document Type: Conference Paper

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