Implementing manufacturing resource planning in a Greek aerospace company - A case study

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 277-289

  Towers, Neil ^a   Knibbs, Alan ^b   Panagiotopoulos, Nikos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerospace industry; Case studies; Greece; Manufacturing resource planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844409171     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570510581871     Document Type: Article

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