Strategic considerations of advanced manufacturing technologies in two developing countries: A coalignment analysis

International Journal of Services and Operations Management

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 444-459

  Mora Monge, Carlo A ^a   Rao, S Subba ^b   González, Marvin E ^c  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^c Department of Teacher Education and Department of Sociology and Anthropology   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced Manufacturing Technologies; AMT; Costa Rica; Latin America; Mexico; Strategic fit; Structural equation modelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 34648817267     PISSN: 17442370     EISSN: 17442389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSOM.2007.013465     Document Type: Article

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