Emergence of global manufacturing virtual networks and establishment of new manufacturing infrastructure for faster innovation and firm growth

Production Planning and Control

Volumn 16, Issue 6 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 621-631

  Shi, Y ^a,b   Gregory, M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Centre for International Manufacturing   (United Kingdom)

^c Institue for Manufacturing ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contractual manufacturing service (CMS); Global manufacturing virtual network (GMVN); Networked organization

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTUAL MANUFACTURING SERVICE (CMS); NETWORKED ORGANIZATION;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; VIRTUAL REALITY;

COMPUTER NETWORKS;

EID: 32144452796     PISSN: 09537287     EISSN: 13665871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537280500112660     Document Type: Conference Paper

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