Time-based competitiveness in Brazil: Whys and hows

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 233-245

  Rohr, Sandra S ^a   Corra, Henrique L ^b  

^a PAULISTA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b FUNDAÇÃO GETÚLIO VARGAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Competitiveness; Cycle time; Operations strategy; South America; Time

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032396676     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443579810196453     Document Type: Article

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