A methodology for achieving agility in manufacturing organisations

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 496-513

  Zhang, Z ^a   Sharifi, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agile production; Manufacturing; Methodology; Organizational change

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543109019     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570010314818     Document Type: Article

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