The journey toward agility

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 165-171

  Vokurka, Robert J ^a   Fliedner, Gene ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MARKETING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

MASS PRODUCTION;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 0031682527     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635579810219336     Document Type: Article

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