In this research we study how the assignment of a fully cross-trained workforce organized on a serial production line affect throughput. We focus on two serial production environments: dynamic worksharing on a production line, similar to bucket brigade systems and a fixed assignment...

A common challenge facing all businesses today is the increasingly uncertain environments in which they operate. These uncertainties have been magnified in the context of global supply chains. Most of the Operations Research literature ignores an important component of the system, the Decision...