Modularity, product variety, production volume, and component sourcing: Theorizing beyond generic prescriptions

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 549-575

  Salvador, F ^a,b   Forza, C ^b   Rungtusanatham, M ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Case study research; Modularity; Operational performance; Product variety; Sourcing; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; THROUGHPUT;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0036722566     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6963(02)00027-X     Document Type: Article

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