Setting manufacturing strategy for a company's international manufacturing network

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 47, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 6179-6203

  Miltenburg, John ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

International manufacturing; Manufacturing networks; Manufacturing strategy

Indexed keywords

ARCELOR; DOFASCO; INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING; LUXEMBOURG; MANUFACTURING NETWORKS; MANUFACTURING STRATEGY; NETWORK CAPABILITY; NETWORK MANUFACTURING; STEEL INDUSTRY;

CHAINS; IRON AND STEEL PLANTS;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 70449579000     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540802126629     Document Type: Article

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