Implementation of advanced manufacturing technology in Pakistani small and medium enterprises: An empirical analysis

Journal of Enterprise Information Management

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 726-739

  Marri, H B ^a   Gunasekaran, A ^b   Sohag, R A ^a  

^a MEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced manufacturing technologies; Pakistan; Senior management; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 35548936492     PISSN: 17410398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410390710830745     Document Type: Article

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