Improving scheduling through performance monitoring

Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems

Volumn 600, Issue , 2008, Pages 253-280

  Kimpel, Thomas J ^a   Strathman, James G ^a   Callas, Steve ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Tri Met   (United States)

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EID: 53749092717     PISSN: 00758442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-73312-6_13     Document Type: Conference Paper

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