Trade-Offs among the elements of flexibility: A comparison from the automotive industry

Omega

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 693-710

  Koste, Lori L ^a   Malhotra, Manoj K ^b  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Flexibility; Manufacturing capabilities

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INVENTORY CONTROL; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

BUSINESS PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE POSITION; CONSTITUENT ELEMENTS; FLEXIBILITY; MANAGEMENT JOURNALS; MANUFACTURING CAPABILITY; MANUFACTURING FLEXIBILITY; MEASUREMENTS OF; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT; TRADE OFF;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY;

EID: 0034369927     PISSN: 03050483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0483(00)00027-X     Document Type: Article

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