Methodology for achieving agility in manufacturing organisations: an introduction

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 7-22

  Sharifi, H ^a   Zhang, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; MARKETING; MODERNIZATION; TECHNOLOGY; VIRTUAL CORPORATION;

AGILITY CAPABILITIES; AGILITY DRIVERS; CHANGE; RESPONSIVENESS;

AGILE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0032630090     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5273(98)00217-5     Document Type: Article

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