An evaluation model for determining the business process benefits of thixoforming

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 11-23

  Lowe A ^a   Ridgway, K ^a   McCarthy, ^a   Atkinson, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business process; Technology evaluation; Thixoforming

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242378112     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095440540021400101     Document Type: Article

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