Implications of organization and human behaviour on the implementation of CIM in SMEs: An empirical analysis

International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 175-185

  Gunasekaran, A ^a   Marri, H B ^b   Mcgaughey, R ^c   Grieve, R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0011663976     PISSN: 0951192X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09511920150216297     Document Type: Article

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