A survey of manufacturing flexibility: Implications for e-business flexibility

IBM Systems Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 414-427

  Shi, D ^a   Daniels, R L ^b  

^a IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INTERNET; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

E-BUSINESS FLEXIBILITY; MANUFACTURING FLEXIBILITY;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 0141975224     PISSN: 00188670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1147/sj.423.0414     Document Type: Article

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