Geographical proximity and supplying relationships in modular production

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 742-755

  Frigant, Vincent ^a   Lung, Yannick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; MANUFACTURING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036930592     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.00415     Document Type: Article

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