The role of group working in assembly organization

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 119-140

  Van Der Meer, Robert ^a   Gudim, Mairi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assembly; Competitive advantage; Group working

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030552183     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443579610109884     Document Type: Review

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