Business process analysis and technological change in the capital goods industry

International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 418-427

  Alderman, Neil ^a   Braiden, Paul ^a   Hills, Bill ^a   Maffin, David ^b   Thwaites, Alfred ^a   Vaughan, Roger ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Rollalong Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

BUSINESS PROCESS ANALYSIS; CAPITAL GOODS; VALUE ADDED SYSTEMS;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032257379     PISSN: 09528091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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