The influence of manufacturing flexibility on the interplay between exploration and exploitation: The effects of organisational learning and the environment

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 49, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 6175-6198

  Tamayo Torres, Javier ^a   Ruiz Moreno, Antonia ^a   Llorèns Montes, Fco Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

exploitation; exploration; manufacturing flexibility

Indexed keywords

EXPLOITATION; EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION; MANUFACTURING FLEXIBILITY; ORGANISATIONAL LEARNING;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 80052141646     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2010.518989     Document Type: Article

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