A production, distribution and investment model for a multinational company

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 495-510

  Mohamed, Zubair M ^a   Youssef, Mohamed A ^b  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution channels; Optimization techniques; Production planning; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; PRODUCTION PLANNING; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

COSTS; INVESTMENTS; OPTIMIZATION; PLANNING; PRODUCTION;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

EID: 4344697194     PISSN: 1741038X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410380410547898     Document Type: Article

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