Definitions and linkages between operational and strategic flexibilities

Omega

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 525-540

  De Toni, Alberto ^a   Tonchia, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Competitive priorities; Operational flexibility; Strategic flexibility; Strategic options

Indexed keywords

CAUSE-EFFECT; CLASSIFICATION VARIABLE; COMPETITIVE PRIORITIES; CORPORATE LEVEL; FLEXIBILITY MEASURES; MANUFACTURING FLEXIBILITY; OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY; PERFORMANCE; STRATEGIC FLEXIBILITY; STRATEGIC OPTIONS;

EID: 20344367735     PISSN: 03050483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.omega.2004.07.014     Document Type: Article

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