Input/output ranges and performance: An examination of US machine tool producers

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-82

  Kalafsky, Ronald V ^a   MacPherson, Alan D ^b  

^a DAEMEN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Innovation; Machine tools; Market range; Sourcing

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MACHINERY; MANUFACTURING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037250295     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0898562022000029269     Document Type: Article

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