An alternative methodology for formulating an operations strategy: The case of BTC-Egypt

Management Decision

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 868-893

  Ibrahim, Sherwat E ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Competitive strategy; Developing countries; Operations management; Service levels; Strategic alignment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954226178     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251741011053442     Document Type: Article

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