TY - JOUR
T1 - Worker assignment in cellular manufacturing considering technical and human skills
AU - Norman, Bryan A.
AU - Tharmmaphornphilas, Wipawee
AU - Needy, Kim Lascola
AU - Bidanda, Bopaya
AU - Warner, Rona Colosimo
PY - 2002/4/15
Y1 - 2002/4/15
N2 - This paper considers the problem of assigning workers to manufacturing cells in order to maximize the effectiveness of the organization. Organization effectiveness is assumed to be a function of the productivity, output quality, and training costs associated with a particular worker assignment. Traditionally, these worker assignments have been based only on the technical skills of the workers. The proposed model also includes human skills and permits the ability to change the skill levels of workers by providing them with additional training. The problem is formulated as a mixed integer programming problem. A total of 32 test problems were developed and varied with regard to the total training time, the available training time for each worker, the training costs, the productivity coefficients and the quality level coefficients. Results indicate that this model provides better worker assignments than one that only considers technical skills.
AB - This paper considers the problem of assigning workers to manufacturing cells in order to maximize the effectiveness of the organization. Organization effectiveness is assumed to be a function of the productivity, output quality, and training costs associated with a particular worker assignment. Traditionally, these worker assignments have been based only on the technical skills of the workers. The proposed model also includes human skills and permits the ability to change the skill levels of workers by providing them with additional training. The problem is formulated as a mixed integer programming problem. A total of 32 test problems were developed and varied with regard to the total training time, the available training time for each worker, the training costs, the productivity coefficients and the quality level coefficients. Results indicate that this model provides better worker assignments than one that only considers technical skills.
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U2 - 10.1080/00207540110118082
DO - 10.1080/00207540110118082
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0037091955
SN - 0020-7543
VL - 40
SP - 1479
EP - 1492
JO - International Journal of Production Research
JF - International Journal of Production Research
IS - 6
ER -