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Team planning under an electricity failure for a GSM operator

Bir GSM operatörü için elektrik kesintisi durumunda ekip planlanma

Fadime Üney Yüksektepe, Kübra Çakır, Nur Yılmaz, Meltem Bayrak

Pages
473–480
Publication Date
2019-08-28
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Abstract

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Yüksektepe, F. Ü., Çakır, K., Yılmaz, N., Bayrak, M. (2019). Team planning under an electricity failure for a GSM operator. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, Cilt: 25 Sayı: 4, 473–480. https://ajindex.com/articles/1058597

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