A taxonomy of manufacturing strategies in Spanish companies

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 455-477

  Martín Peña, María Luz ^a   Díaz Garrido, Eloísa ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Classification; Spain; Strategic manufacturing

Indexed keywords

EID: 42449153885     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570810867204     Document Type: Article

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