Achieving agility using cladistics: An evolutionary analysis

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 107, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 338-346

  Tsinopoulos, C ^a   McCarthy, I P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); COMPETITION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS;

AGILITY; CLADISTICS; EVOLUTIONARY ANALYSIS; MANUFACTURING ORGANISATIONS;

AGILE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0034314597     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(00)00675-0     Document Type: Article

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