Manufacturing process flexibility revisited

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1183-1189

  Schmenner, Roger W ^a   Tatikonda, Mohan V ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Manufacturing industries; Operations and production management

Indexed keywords

EID: 28344451764     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570510633585     Document Type: Review

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