Delivery reliability, manufacturing capabilities and new models of manufacturing efficiency

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 367-386

  Sarmiento, Roberto ^a   Byrne, Mike ^b   Contreras, Luis Rene ^c   Rich, Nick ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Texas at El Paso   (United States)

Author keywords

Delivery; Operations management; Plant efficiency; Process efficiency

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

DELIVERY RELIABILITY; OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT; PLANT EFFICIENCY; PROCESS EFFICIENCY;

PRODUCTION CONTROL;

EID: 34249109373     PISSN: 1741038X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410380710743761     Document Type: Article

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