Applicability of the capability maturity model for engineer-to-order firms

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 219-239

  Veldman, Jasper ^a   Klingenberg, Warse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Capability maturity model integrated; CMMI; Construction.; Engineer to order; ETO; Lean production; Process management

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION; ENGINEERS; LEAN PRODUCTION; PROCESS ENGINEERING; PROCESS MONITORING; SIX SIGMA; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

CAPABILITY MATURITY MODEL INTEGRATED; CAPABILITY MATURITY MODELS; CMMI; ENGINEER TO ORDERS; HIGH-VOLUME INDUSTRIES; PROCESS IMPROVEMENT; PROCESS MANAGEMENT; REFERENCE FRAMEWORKS;

JUST IN TIME PRODUCTION;

EID: 67649118794     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2009.024917     Document Type: Article

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