Conceptualising aerospace outsourcing: Airbus UK and the lean supply approach

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 300-317

  Ehret, Oliver ^a   Cooke, Philip ^b  

^a National Organisation Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology   (Germany)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerospace Industry; Airbus; Boeing; Knowledge management; Lean production; Outsourcing; UK

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; AEROSPACE INDUSTRY; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; LEAN PRODUCTION;

AIRBUS; BOEING; INDUSTRY SECTORS; KNOWLEDGE CONTENT; LEAN SUPPLY; MANAGEMENT THEORY; OUTSOURCING STRATEGY; TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY;

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 77951448846     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2010.032678     Document Type: Article

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