The responsiveness of Italian small-to-medium sized plants: Dimensions and determinants

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 48, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 6481-6498

  Belvedere, Valeria ^a   Grando, Alberto ^a   Papadimitriou, Thanos ^a  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

flexibility; KPIs; plant performances; responsiveness; set up; SMEs

Indexed keywords

FLEXIBILITY; KPIS; PLANT PERFORMANCES; RESPONSIVENESS; SET-UP; SMES;

COMPETITION; MANUFACTURE;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 77956667197     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540903234751     Document Type: Article

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