Justifying investment in advanced manufacturing technology: A portfolio analysis

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 485-508

  Small, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced manufacturing technologies; Economic sustainability; Strategic management; Technology led strategy

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES (AMT); ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY LED STRATEGY;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 33645837460     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635570610661589     Document Type: Article

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