Formalising the ordering process to achieve responsiveness

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 396-410

  Welker, Gera A ^a   De Vries, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Order systems; Response flexibility

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; DATA PROCESSING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LOGISTICS; MARKETING; PROCESS CONTROL; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

AGILE MANUFACTURING; ORDER SYSTEMS; RESPONSE FLEXIBILITY; TIME-BASED COMPETITION;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 21044434899     PISSN: 1741038X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410380510594499     Document Type: Article

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