Manufacturing strategy in context: Environment, competitive strategy and manufacturing strategy

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 123-138

  Ward, Peter T ^a   Duray, Rebecca ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT;

PRODUCTION CONTROL;

EID: 0034140747     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6963(99)00021-2     Document Type: Article

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