U-shaped assembly line layouts and their impact on labor productivity: an experimental study

DOI10.1016/S0377-2217(03)00148-6zbMath1107.90342OpenAlexW2045070534MaRDI QIDQ1877912

John R. Olson, Gerald R. Aase, Marc J. Schniederjans

Publication date: 19 August 2004

Published in: European Journal of Operational Research (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0377-2217(03)00148-6

zbMATH Keywords

Integer programmingManufacturingProductivity

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Integer programming (90C10) Production models (90B30)

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