Typologies and taxonomies of operations strategy: A literature review

Management Research News

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 200-218

  Martín Peña, María Luz ^a   Díaz Garrido, Eloísa ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Classification; Configuration; Generics; Management; Operations management

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651055105     PISSN: 01409174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01409170810851294     Document Type: Article

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