Manufacturing strategy perspective on flexibility: A case of select indian companies

Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 21-30

  Dangayach, G S ^a   Deshmukh, S G ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Advanced manufacturing technology; Competitive priorities; Empirical research; Flexibility; Manufacturing strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 35648958414     PISSN: 09722696     EISSN: 09740198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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