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Theoretical Paper

A two-stage stochastic program for scheduling and allocating cross-trained workers

G M CampbellFairfield UniversityFairfieldConnecticutUSACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1038-1047 | Received 01 Jan 2008, Accepted 01 Jan 2010, Published online: 21 Dec 2017

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