Sustaining growth in electronic manufacturing sector: Lessons from Japanese mid-size EMS providers

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 49, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 5415-5430

  Li, Hui Hong J K ^a   Tan, Kim Hua ^b   Hida, Atsunori ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c JSB Tech (Singapore) Private Limited   (Singapore)

Author keywords

EMS; Keiretsu; resilience; SME growth

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC CRISIS; ECONOMIES OF SCALE; ELECTRONIC MANUFACTURING; EMS; FIRM GROWTH; KEIRETSU; MARKET CHANGES; RESILIENCE; SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE; SME GROWTH;

ECONOMICS; MANUFACTURE; SUPPLY CHAINS;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 79961200584     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2011.563897     Document Type: Article

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