Training and assignment of multi-skilled workers for implementing seru production systems

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 5-8, 2013, Pages 937-959

  Liu, Chenguang ^a,b   Yang, Na ^a   Li, Wenjuan ^a   Lian, Jie ^a   Evans, Steve ^b   Yin, Yong ^a,c  

^a XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heuristic algorithm; Multi skilled workers assignment; Reconfiguration of production systems; Seru production system; Training of multi skilled workers

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY MACHINES; COMBINATORIAL OPTIMIZATION; CONVEYORS; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS; MANUFACTURE; MATLAB;

ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS; ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING COMPANIES; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; MATLAB PROGRAMMING; PROCESSING TIME; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; SKILLED WORKERS; TRAINING COSTS;

ASSEMBLY;

EID: 84887569930     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-013-5027-5     Document Type: Article

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