Applications of learning curves in production and operations management: A systematic literature review

Computers and Industrial Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue , 2019, Pages 422-441

  Glock, Christoph H ^a   Grosse, Eric H ^a   Jaber, Mohamad Y ^b   Smunt, Timothy L ^c  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Experience curve; Forgetting; Learning; Learning curve; Literature review; Manufacturing progress function; Startup curve

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; MANUFACTURE;

EXPERIENCE CURVES; FORGETTING; LEARNING; LEARNING CURVES; LITERATURE REVIEWS;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 85055745694     PISSN: 03608352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2018.10.030     Document Type: Article

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