Do companies need to measure their production flexibility?

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 4-11

  Primrose, Peter L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flexibility; FMS; Manufacturing strategy; Measurement; Production planning and control

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030544569     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443579610119054     Document Type: Review

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