Advanced manufacturing technology: Implementation policy and performance

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 349-370

  Small, Michael H ^a,b   Yasin, Mahmoud M ^a  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced manufacturing technology; AMT performance; Implementation policy and activities

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY (AMT);

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031274983     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6963(97)00013-2     Document Type: Article

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