Global operations strategy: Coordinating manufacturing networks

Omega

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 91-106

  Rudberg, Martin ^a   Martin West, B ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Case study; Ericsson; Manufacturing networks; Model factory concept; Operations strategy; Transnational solution

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

CASE-STUDIES; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; ERICSSON; GLOBAL OPERATIONS; INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS; MANUFACTURING NETWORKS; MODEL FACTORY CONCEPT; OPERATION STRATEGY; SWEDISHS; TRANSNATIONAL SOLUTION;

BLENDING;

EID: 34247250167     PISSN: 03050483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.omega.2005.10.008     Document Type: Article

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