Optimizing an international network of partially owned plants under conditions of trade liberalization

Management Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 313-333

  Dasu, Sriram ^a   De La Torre, José ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

International Operations; Latin America; Multiplant Networks; Synthetic Fiber Industry

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COSTS; ECONOMICS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MARKETING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SYNTHETIC FIBERS;

FREE TRADE; INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS; LATIN AMERICA; MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0031084243     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.43.3.313     Document Type: Article

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