A model for efficiency-based resource integration in services

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 217, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 439-447

  White, Sheneeta W ^a   Badinelli, Ralph D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coproduction; Dynamic programming; OR in manpower planning; Services

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS; CAPACITY DECISIONS; CO-PRODUCTION; EFFICIENCY FUNCTIONS; MODEL EFFICIENCY; OPTIMAL DECISION-RULE; OPTIMAL LEVEL; OR IN MANPOWER PLANNING; QUALITY PERFORMANCE; RESOURCE INTEGRATION; RESOURCE PLANNING; SERVICE PROCESS; SERVICE PROVIDER; SERVICES; WORKFORCE PLANNING;

DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; INTEGRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 80755153610     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2011.09.009     Document Type: Article

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