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Workforce Planning for HDPE Boatbuilding Using Two-Stage Stochastic Programming Model

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|Feb 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2026-0003 | Journal eISSN: 2083-7429 | Journal ISSN: 1233-2585
Language: English
Page range: 30 - 37
Published on: Feb 21, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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