Implications of computer-integrated manufacturing in small and medium enterprises: An empirical investigation

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 251-260

  Gunasekaran, A ^a   Thevarajah, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FACTORY AUTOMATION; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY ASSURANCE; VALUE ENGINEERING;

SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SME);

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0032685944     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001700050064     Document Type: Article

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