Beyond automation and control: Manufacturing information systems from a strategic perspective

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 437-449

  Xu, Xian Zhong M ^b   Kaye, G Roland ^a,b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; DATA PROCESSING; FACTORY AUTOMATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

COMPUTER BASED INFORMATION SYSTEMS; STRATEGIC ORIENTED INFORMATION SYSTEM;

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031331682     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-4012(97)00026-1     Document Type: Article

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