Advanced manufacturing technology: Organizational design and strategic flexibility

Organization Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 501-523

  David, Lei ^a   Hitt, Michael A ^b   Goldhar, Joel D ^c  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer aided design; Computer integrated manufacturing; Economies of scope; Loose coupling; Modular organizations; Options

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040523225     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/017084069601700307     Document Type: Article

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