Improved methodologies for vertical integration research

Integrated Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 16-28

  Nugent, Edward J ^a   Hamblin, David J ^b  

^a ERICSSON RADIO SYSTEMS AB   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MANUFACTURE; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY; VERTICAL INTEGRATION;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0029727347     PISSN: 09576061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09576069610108462     Document Type: Article

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