Towards a design process for materials supply systems

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 388-408

  Johansson, Eva ^a  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Design; Design management; Materials management; Product development

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947095979     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570710736976     Document Type: Article

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