The "art" of questionnaire construction: Some important considerations for manufacturing studies

Integrated Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 221-237

  Synodinos, Nicolaos E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Methodology; Questionnaires; Surveys

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ERGONOMICS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SURVEYS;

MANUFACTURING DECISIONS;

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0038630912     PISSN: 09576061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09576060310463172     Document Type: Review

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