Developing new organisational practice: The virtual factory

International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 155-170

  Collins, Philippa ^a   Pluess, Adrian ^b   Huber, Charles ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Applied Sciences   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

e business; e platform; Technological innovation; Virtual factory; Virtual organisations

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; INTERNET; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; PORTALS; SMART CARDS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; VIRTUAL CORPORATION; WEARABLE COMPUTERS;

E-BUSINESS; E-PLATFORMS; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION; VIRTUAL FACTORY; VIRTUAL ORGANIZATIONS;

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK;

EID: 2542569467     PISSN: 13682148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijmtm.2004.004516     Document Type: Review

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