The linkage among management systems, practices and behaviour in successful manufacturing strategy

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 967-993

  Morita, Michiya ^a   Flynn, E James ^b  

^a GAKUSHUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Manufacturing strategy; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543112121     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443579710176933     Document Type: Article

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