A production methodology for agile manufacturing in a high turnover environment

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 452-470

  Quintana, Rolando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Agile production; Manufacturing; Mexico; Process control; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032398577     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443579810206127     Document Type: Review

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