A model for managing the transition to a global engineering network spanning industrialized and emerging economies

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1042-1057

  Karandikar, Harshavardhan ^a   Nidamarthi, Srinivas ^b  

^a ABB CORPORATE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b ABB Automation GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Distributive control; Emerging markets; Product development; Team working; Virtual work

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIRTUAL REALITY;

DISTRIBUTIVE CONTROL; GLOBAL ENGINEERING NETWORK (GEN); VIRTUAL WORK;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33750197500     PISSN: 1741038X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410380610707375     Document Type: Article

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