A taxonomy of manufacturing strategies in China

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 621-636

  Zhao, Xiande ^a   Sum, Chee Chuong ^b   Qi, Yinan ^a   Zhang, Huiying ^c   Lee, Tien Sheng ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Manufacturing strategy; Operations management; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CHINA; MANUFACTURING STRATEGY; OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT; TAXONOMY;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33747878072     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jom.2005.07.003     Document Type: Article

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