Firm partial modularity and performance in the electronic manufacturing services industry

Industry and Innovation

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 575-592

  Gentry, Richard J ^a   Elms, Heather ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contract manufacturing; Inventory; Modularity; Vertical integration

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INVENTORY; MANUFACTURING;

EID: 72149087196     PISSN: 13662716     EISSN: 14698390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13662710903371074     Document Type: Article

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