Operations strategy and organizational performance: An empirical study

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 41-53

  Ahmed, Nazim U ^a   Montagno, Ray V ^a   Firenze, Robert J ^b  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Indiana USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Flexible manufacturing systems; Just in time; Operations strategy; Organizational performance; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030544986     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443579610113933     Document Type: Article

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