Business strategies and manufacturing decisions: An empirical examination of linkages

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 951-973

  Ward, Peter T ^a   McCreery, John K ^b   Anand, Gopesh ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Management strategy; Strategic manufacturing; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547886551     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570710775810     Document Type: Article

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