Operations management research in the automotive sector: Some contemporary issues and future directions

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 480-489

  Taylor, Margaret ^a   Taylor, Andrew ^a  

^a BRADFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Japanese management styles; Lean production; Manufacturing systems; Operations management; Production management

Indexed keywords

EID: 43849094963     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570810875322     Document Type: Editorial

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