Planning for Interruptions: The Science of Managing Their Effect

JoAnne S. Growney
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JoAnne S. Growney: Mathematics Department, Bloomsburg State College, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania 17815

Interfaces, 1981, vol. 11, issue 1, 78-83

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: statistics: pattern analysis; simulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1981
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