International operations strategy: Current efforts and future directions

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 21, Issue 5-6, 2001, Pages 645-665

  Prasad, Sameer ^a,b,c   Babbar, Sunil ^a   Motwani, Jaideep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

International business; Operations management; Operations strategy, research

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035606793     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570110390381     Document Type: Article

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