The formalisation of manufacturing strategy and its influence on the relationship between competitive objectives, improvement goals, and action plans

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1114-1141

  Acur, Nuran ^a   Gertsen, Frank ^a   Sun, Hongyi ^b   Frick, Jan ^c  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Competitive strategy; Manufacturing systems; Performance measures; Surveys

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141976734     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570310496599     Document Type: Review

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