Strategic and operational choices for small subcontracting firms: Empirical results and an interpretative model

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 41-55

  De Toni, Alberto ^a   Nassimbeni, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Italy; Operations management; Small to medium sized enterprises; Strategic planning; Subcontracting; Supplier relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030556067     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443579610119081     Document Type: Review

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