Manufacturing strategy and the concept of world class manufacturing

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 397-408

  Harrison, Alan ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cellular manufacturing; Manufacturing strategy; Performance; World class manufacturing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032396677     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443579810199775     Document Type: Review

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