Evaluation of new manufacturing technology implementation: An empirical study in the Thai automotive industry

Technovation

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 321-331

  Laosirihongthong, T ^a   Paul, H ^b   Speece, M W ^a,b  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Evaluation; Implementation; New manufacturing technology (NMT)

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT; PERFORMANCE; PNEUMATIC EQUIPMENT; ROBOTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

OPERATIONAL BENEFITS;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY;

EID: 0037399507     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4972(01)00115-8     Document Type: Article

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