Strategic consensus on manufacturing competitive priorities: A new methodology and proposals for research

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 830-843

  Sarmiento, Roberto ^a   Knowles, Graeme ^b   Byrne, Mike ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competitive analysis; Strategic manufacturing; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

PLANNING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS; COMPETITIVE PRIORITIES; STRATEGIC MANUFACTURING; TRADE-OFFS;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

EID: 51749113110     PISSN: 1741038X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410380810898778     Document Type: Article

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