Heuristic approach to workforce scheduling with combined safety and productivity objective

International Journal of Industrial Engineering : Theory Applications and Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 319-333

  Nanthavanij, Suebsak ^a   Yaoyuenyong, Sorawit ^b   Jeenanunta, Chawalit ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Hazard exposure reduction; Job rotation; Optimization; Safety; Workforce scheduling

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HAZARDS; HEURISTIC METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PERSONNEL; PRODUCTIVITY; SCHEDULING;

EXPOSURE REDUCTION; HEURISTIC APPROACH; INDUSTRIAL WORKERS; JOB ROTATION; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; SAFETY OBJECTIVES; SYSTEM PRODUCTIVITY; WORKFORCE SCHEDULING;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

EID: 79951687035     PISSN: 10724761     EISSN: 1943670X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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