The role of industrial maintenance in the maquiladora industry: An empirical analysis

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 298-307

  Dowlatshahi, Shad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Industrial maintenance; ISO certifications; Maintenance losses; Maquiladora industries; Sources of maintenance problems

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; INVESTMENTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE; SURVEY INSTRUMENTS;

PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE;

EID: 45049085168     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2008.02.009     Document Type: Article

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