Rapid manufacturing: Impact on supply chain methodologies and practice

International Journal of Services and Operations Management

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-22

  Tuck, Christopher ^a   Hague, Richard ^a   Burns, Neil ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Addictive manufacturing; Lean agile leagible; Mass customisation; Rapid manufacturing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846043202     PISSN: 17442370     EISSN: 17442389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSOM.2007.011459     Document Type: Article

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