Assigning cross-trained workers to departments: a two-stage optimization model to maximize utility and skill improvement

DOI10.1016/j.ejor.2005.10.045zbMath1110.90077MaRDI QIDQ853039

Selçuk Karabatı, Serpil Sayın

Publication date: 15 November 2006

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

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2005.10.045

zbMATH Keywords

learning; forgetting; manpower planning; cost benefit analysis; cross-training

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

90C30: Nonlinear programming

91B16: Utility theory

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Uses Software

• CPLEX

Cites Work

• Development and evaluation of an assignment heuristic for allocating cross-trained workers
• Constraint and Integer Programming in OPL
• Cross-Utilization of Workers Whose Capabilities Differ
• Workforce Planning in Mixed Model Assembly Systems
• Scheduling Workforce and Workflow in a High Volume Factory
• Heuristic approach for assigning workers to tasks based on individual learning rates