The impact of new production technologies on the maintenance function: An empirical study

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 849-869

  Swanson, Laura ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE; SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL;

COMPUTERIZED MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; MAINTENANCE FUNCTIONS;

JUST IN TIME PRODUCTION;

EID: 0033101728     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075499191562     Document Type: Article

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