Paradigms of choice in manufacturing strategy: Exploring performance relationships of fit, best practices, and capability-based approaches

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1219-1245

  da Silveira, Giovani J C ^a   Sousa, Rui S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b CBQF CENTRO DE BIOTECNOLOGIA E QUÍMICA FINA LABORATÓRIO ASSOCIADO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Best practice; Operations management; Performance management

Indexed keywords

EID: 78449269651     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443571011094244     Document Type: Article

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