Managing for flexibility: A manufacturing perspective

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 246-252

  Kathuria, Ravi ^a  

^a SAINT JOSEPH S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCHEDULING; SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL;

CUSTOMER DELIVERY SCHEDULE;

MANUFACTURING DATA PROCESSING;

EID: 0032294477     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635579810236715     Document Type: Article

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