Early involvement in the design chain - A case study from the computer industry

Production Planning and Control

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 172-179

  Lyu, J ^a   Chang, L Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computer industry; Design chain; Early involvement

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

COMPUTER INDUSTRY; DESIGN CHAIN; EARLY INVOLVEMENT;

SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 33947654805     PISSN: 09537287     EISSN: 13665871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537280600997911     Document Type: Article

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