A view of developing patterns of investment in AMT through empirical taxonomies: New evidence

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 577-606

  Sacristán Díaz, Macarena ^a   Machuca, José A D ^a   Álvarez Gil, María José ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Advanced manufacturing technologies; Operations strategy; Technology management

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMPETITION; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INVESTMENTS; PERFORMANCE; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TAXATION;

OPERATIONS STRATEGY; TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0344946275     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jom.2003.03.002     Document Type: Article

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