Inside modular production networks: “soft operational issues” in building factory competitiveness

Integrated Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 6-15

  Guzmán, Gustavo A c ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Contracts; Management; Manufacturing industry; Manufacturing strategy; Production engineering

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; CONTRACTS; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

ELECTRONICS CONTRACT MANUFACTURING;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURE;

EID: 0037282399     PISSN: 09576061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09576060310453308     Document Type: Article

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