Using learning networks to help improve manufacturing competitiveness

Technovation

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 373-381

  Bessant, John ^a   Francis, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; PROCESS ENGINEERING; PUBLIC POLICY;

INNOVATIONS; SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SME);

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 0032673594     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4972(99)00025-5     Document Type: Article

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