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Optimal workforce size and allocation for urban retail chains

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  • Menezes, Mozart B.C.
  • Kim, Seokjin
  • Huang, Rongbing

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  • Menezes, Mozart B.C. & Kim, Seokjin & Huang, Rongbing, 2006. "Optimal workforce size and allocation for urban retail chains," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 175(2), pages 1151-1163, December.
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