Factors affecting the implementation rates of energy and productivity recommendations in small and medium sized companies

Journal of Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-45

  Alhourani, Farouq ^a   Saxena, Umesh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ASSESSMENT CENTERS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MANUFACTURING COMPANIES; MANUFACTURING PLANT; MEDIUM-SIZED COMPANIES; PAYBACK PERIODS; UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE; WORKING HOURS;

INVESTMENTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 70249111473     PISSN: 02786125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmsy.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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