The role of resource configuration on mix flexibility requirements

Production Planning and Control

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 769-784

  Wilson, Shellyanne ^a   Platts, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coordination theory; Manufacturing resources; Mix flexibility

Indexed keywords

A PLANTS; COORDINATION THEORY; MANUFACTURING FLEXIBILITY; MANUFACTURING RESOURCE; MANUFACTURING RESOURCES; MIX FLEXIBILITY; PLANT LEVEL; RESOURCE CONFIGURATIONS; RESOURCE LEVELS;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 70449344415     PISSN: 09537287     EISSN: 13665871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537280903209378     Document Type: Article

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