Implementing company policies in plant level asset operations: Measuring organisational alignment

European Journal of Industrial Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 355-371

  Ratnayake, R M Chandima ^a,b   Markeset, Tore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b AKER SOLUTIONS   (Norway)

Author keywords

AHP; Analytic hierarchy process; Asset operations; Company policy; Organisational alignment; Plant

Indexed keywords

HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP); ASSET OPERATIONS; AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURING; COMPANY POLICIES; CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS; ORGANISATIONAL; PLANT; PRODUCTION LOCATIONS;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS;

EID: 77953162283     PISSN: 17515254     EISSN: 17515262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/EJIE.2010.033335     Document Type: Article

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