Meta-analysis applied to operations management: Summarizing the results of empirical research

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 837-861

  Forza, C ^a   Di Nuzzo, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANUFACTURE; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PERFORMANCE; TESTING;

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032025804     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075498193714     Document Type: Article

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