The growth and capability development of electronics manufacturing service (EMS) companies

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-19

  Zhai, Endong ^a   Shi, Yongjiang ^a   Gregory, Mike ^a  

^a Institute for Manufacturing   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capability approach; Electronic manufacturing service (EMS); Firm growth

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MANUFACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

CAPABILITY APPROACH; ELECTRONIC MANUFACTURING SERVICE (EMS); FIRM GROWTH;

ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY;

EID: 33846923056     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2006.03.009     Document Type: Article

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