Field studies into the dynamics of product development tasks

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 720-739

  Van Oorschot, K E ^a   Bertrand, J W M ^a   Rutte, C G ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Product development; Production scheduling; Project management; Project planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 23844541959     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570510608574     Document Type: Article

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