A study of US machine shops with just-in-time customers

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 62-76

  Wisner, Joel D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Just in time; Machine set up; Manufacturing; Models; Performance; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030558995     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443579610119162     Document Type: Review

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