International product transfer and production ramp-up: A case study from the data storage industry

R and D Management

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 435-451

  Terwiesch, Christian ^a   Bohn, Roger E ^b   Chea, Kuong S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SUN MICROSYSTEMS   (United States)

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EID: 0035615918     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9310.00230     Document Type: Article

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