Relationship between product customization and organizational structure

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 377-391

  Vickery, Shawnee ^a   Dröge, Cornelia ^b   Germain, Richard ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; LINEAR EQUATIONS; PRODUCT DESIGN; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

INTERDISCIPLINARY METHODS; LINEAR STRUCTURAL EQUATION ANALYSIS (LISREL); PRODUCT CUSTOMIZATION;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0344286633     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6963(98)00053-9     Document Type: Article

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