Virtual forms for the organization of production: A comparative analysis

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 110, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 5-15

  Corvello, Vincenzo ^a   Migliarese, Piero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Comparative analysis; Organizational forms; Productive processes; Virtual enterprise

Indexed keywords

MARKETING; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATIONAL FORMS; PRODUCTIVE PROCESSES;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 34548498413     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2007.02.006     Document Type: Article

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