International manufacturing strategies: Experiences from the clothing industry

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 71-84

  Bolisani, Ettore ^a   Scarso, Enrico ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Case studies; Clothing industry; International manufacturing; Italy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030516082     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443579610131465     Document Type: Article

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