AWSM: Allocation of workflows utilizing social network metrics

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 191-202

  Bajaj, Akhilesh ^a   Russell, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Integer programming; Optimization; Social networks; Teams; Workflows

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; DIVERSE FIELDS; HUMAN ACTOR; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PRIMARY CONTRIBUTION; SOCIAL NETWORK THEORY; SOCIAL NETWORKS; TEAMS; WORK-FLOWS; WORKFLOW MODELING; WORKGROUPS;

ALGORITHMS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT; OPTIMIZATION; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

INTEGER PROGRAMMING;

EID: 78049485617     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2010.07.014     Document Type: Article

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