Local assembly units in the motor components industry: A case study of exhaust manufacture

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 180-194

  Millington, A I ^a   Millington, C E S ^b   Cowburn, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b UK   (United Kingdom)

^c Blackpool   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Component manufacture; Just in time; Motor industry; Supplier relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543087493     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443579810193302     Document Type: Review

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