Some practical advice for manufacturing managers: Empirical results from the global manufacturing research group

Production and Inventory Management Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 64-71

  Wacker, John G ^a   Hanson, Matthew ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; STATISTICAL METHODS;

MANUFACTURING PLANNING;

PRODUCTION CONTROL;

EID: 0031220316     PISSN: 08978336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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