Implementation issues influencing the decision to adopt postponement

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1068-1083

  Graman, Gregory A ^a   Magazine, Michael J ^b  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Mass customization; Product differentiation; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747091218     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570610691076     Document Type: Article

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