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Planning for Interruptions: The Science of Managing Their Effect

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  • JoAnne S. Growney

    (Mathematics Department, Bloomsburg State College, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania 17815)

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This article brings to light the amazing delaying power of too-frequent interruptions, and shows that their effect can be much more devastating than intuition alone would allow us to conjecture. A model is presented for use in assessing the time lost when certain interruption patterns prevail; simple remedies to increase effective use of time are suggested.

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  • JoAnne S. Growney, 1981. "Planning for Interruptions: The Science of Managing Their Effect," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 11(1), pages 78-83, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orinte:v:11:y:1981:i:1:p:78-83
    DOI: 10.1287/inte.11.1.78
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    statistics: pattern analysis; simulation;

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