The 24-Hour Knowledge Factory: Can It Replace the Graveyard Shift?

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Gupta, Amar
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Abstract
Collaborating centers in time zones six to eight hours apart can transfer work so that every center is working during the daytime. Although this concept avoids the hazards of night work, it requires careful planning and a way to automatically capture evolving knowledge.
Date issued
2009-01
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59378
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity
Journal
Computer
Publisher
IEEE Computer Society
Citation
Gupta, A. “The 24-Hour Knowledge Factory: Can It Replace the Graveyard Shift?.” Computer 42.1 (2009): 66-73. ©2009 IEEE Computer Society.
Version: Final published version
Keywords
Knowledge factory, Computing profession, Collaborative computing
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