Operations management teaching on European MBA programmes

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 424-451

  Goffin, Keith ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Masters of Business Administration; Operations management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032399247     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443579810206118     Document Type: Review

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