Strategic manufacturing benchmarking

TQM Magazine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 249-258

  Meybodi, Mohammad Z ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY KOKOMO   (United States)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Competitive advantage; Strategic manufacturing

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COSTS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; PERSONNEL TRAINING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; PROCESS BENCHMARKING; STRATEGIC MANUFACTURING; SUPPLY CHAIN;

BENCHMARKING;

EID: 18244402628     PISSN: 0954478X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09544780510594216     Document Type: Article

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