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

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.

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Main Author: Gupta, Amar
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: IEEE Computer Society 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59378
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spelling mit-1721.1/593782022-09-29T17:49:54Z The 24-Hour Knowledge Factory: Can It Replace the Graveyard Shift? THE 24-HOUR KNOWLEDGE FACTORY: CAN IT REPLACE THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT? Gupta, Amar Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity Gupta, Amar Gupta, Amar Knowledge factory Computing profession Collaborative computing 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. 2010-10-15T15:58:15Z 2010-10-15T15:58:15Z 2009-01 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0018-9162 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59378 Gupta, A. “The 24-Hour Knowledge Factory: Can It Replace the Graveyard Shift?.” Computer 42.1 (2009): 66-73. ©2009 IEEE Computer Society. en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MC.2009.25 Computer Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf IEEE Computer Society IEEE
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title The 24-Hour Knowledge Factory: Can It Replace the Graveyard Shift?
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Collaborative computing
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