Future competitiveness: Viewpoints from manufacturers and service providers

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-207

  Phusavat, Kongkiti ^a   Kanchana, Rapee ^a  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Competitive strategy; Manufacturing industries; Services

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SERVICES; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PROCESS PLANNING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

COMPETITIVE PRIORITIES; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES; SERVICE OPERATIONS;

COMPETITION;

EID: 40749108927     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635570810847572     Document Type: Article

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