Contingency theory of capacity planning: The link between process types and planning methods

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 65-77

  Tenhiälä, Antti ^a  

^a IE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Complexity; Fit; Mixed methods research; Organization theory; Strong inference

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; FIT; MIXED-METHODS RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION THEORY; STRONG INFERENCE;

MACHINERY; MANUFACTURE; PRODUCTION CONTROL; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH;

PLANNING;

EID: 79951576889     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jom.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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