Managing complexity in industrial collaborations

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2485-2498

  Schuh, G ^a   Sauer, A ^a   Doering, S ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Complex systems; Complexity handling; Industrial networks; Tool and die industry

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS;

COMPLEXITY HANDLING; INDUSTRIAL NETWORKS; SOCIO-TECHNICAL SYSTEMS; TOOL AND DIE INDUSTRY;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 40849085333     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540701737781     Document Type: Conference Paper

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