Integrated flexibility - Key to competition in a turbulent environment

Long Range Planning

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 562-571

  Ahmed, Pervaiz K ^b   Hardaker, Glenn ^b   Carpenter, Martin ^a  

^a Serco Systems Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0008351802     PISSN: 00246301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0024-6301(96)00048-9     Document Type: Article

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