Inventory reduction and productivity growth: A comparison of Japanese and us automotive sectors

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 73-85

  Lieberman, Marvin B ^a   Asaba, Shigeru ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GAKUSHUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 70449500670     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: 10991468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1468(199703)18:2<73::AID-MDE811>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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