Considering skills evolutions in multi-skilled workforce allocation with flexible working hours

Assembly line balancing problem with skilled and unskilled workers: The advantages of considering multi-manned workstations

This paper address a special class of generalized assembly line balancing in which it is assumed that there are two groups of workers: skilled and unskilled ones. The skilled workers are hired permanently while the unskilled ones can be hired temporarily in order to meet the seasonal demands. It is also assumed that more than one worker may be assigned to each workstation. To show the adv...

Optimal Multiple FCLs Allocation Considering DG Penetration in Meshed Network With Multi-Level Voltages

Increasing the short circuit current due to the penetration of distributed generations (DGs) in various voltage levels and meshed topology is a basic problem in power systems. Using fault current limiter (FCL) is an efficient approach to mitigate the exceeded short circuit levels. In this paper, a new approach is presented for multiple FCLs locating to decrease short circuit levels in meshed ne...

A Study of Flexible Working Hours and Motivation

The flexible working hours allows employees to focus on multiple roles in today’s competitive working environments. This arrangement has been widely practiced in order to create balance between work and lifestyle. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between the flexible working hours and employees’ motivation. The survey questionnaires were used for data collection in t...

Health and psychosocial effects of flexible working hours.

OBJECTIVE To examine whether any impairments in health and social lives can be found under different kinds of flexible working hours, and whether such effects are related to specific characteristics of these working hours. METHODS Two studies -- a company based survey (N=660) and an internet survey (N=528) -- have been conducted. The first one was a questionnaire study (paper and pencil) on e...

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