Strategic alliances, trick or treat? The case of Scania

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 147-160

  Nilsson, Carl Henric ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Economies of scale; Flexibility; Strategic alliance; Time based competition

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

STRATEGIC ALLIANCES; TIME BASED COMPETITION;

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION;

EID: 0031251297     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5273(96)00123-5     Document Type: Article

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