A typology of plants in global manufacturing networks

Management Science

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1737-1750

  Vereecke, Ann ^a   Van Dierdonck, Roland ^a   De Meyer, Arnoud ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

International manufacturing; Knowledge management; Manufacturing strategy; Plant networks

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; INVESTMENTS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING NETWORKS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE NETWORKS; LOGISTIC NETWORK;

KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION;

EID: 33750683946     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1060.0582     Document Type: Article

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