Strategy, uncertainty and the focused factory in international process manufacturing

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 250-270

  Ketokivi, Mikko ^a   Jokinen, Mikko ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Case study; Focused factory; International manufacturing; Manufacturing strategy; Process industry

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PROCESS CONTROL; PROCESS ENGINEERING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CASE STUDY; FOCUSED FACTORY; INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING; MANUFACTURING STRATEGY; PROCESS INDUSTRY;

PRODUCTION CONTROL;

EID: 33644919103     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jom.2004.07.011     Document Type: Article

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