An exploratory analysis of resource utilization across organizational units: Understanding the resource-based view

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1062-1083

  Miller, Stewart R ^a   Ross, Anthony D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Logistics; Performance measurement (quality); Resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142074251     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570310491774     Document Type: Article

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