A mapping of competitive priorities, manufacturing practices, and operational performance in groups of Danish manufacturing companies

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1163-1183

  Christiansen, Thomas ^a   Berry, William L ^b   Bruun, Peter ^a   Ward, Peter ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business performance; Denmark; Management strategy; Manufacturing industries

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141872924     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570310496616     Document Type: Article

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