Improvement initiative paths in operations

Integrated Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 67-76

  Filippini, R ^a   Forza, C ^a   Vinelli, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COSTS; IMPROVEMENT; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MANUFACTURE; MARKETING; PERFORMANCE; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; TECHNOLOGY;

IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE PATHS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0029727651     PISSN: 09576061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09576069610111927     Document Type: Article

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