KPI- economic indicator: Effect on EU/Rest of the worldsteel trade

Revue de Metallurgie. Cahiers D'Informations Techniques

Volumn 106, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 363-372

  Colla, V ^a   Fornai, B ^a   Amato, A ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INDICATORS; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; PRODUCTION PROCESS; QUANTITATIVE APPROACH; STEEL SECTOR; WORK PACKAGES;

BENCHMARKING; COMPETITION; STEEL;

INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

EID: 70350172887     PISSN: 00351563     EISSN: 11563141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/metal/2009064     Document Type: Article

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