Understanding the organizational impact of PLM systems: Evidence from an aerospace company

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 191-215

  Cantamessa, Marco ^a   Montagna, Francesca ^a   Neirotti, Paolo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aerospace industry; New product development; Organizational change; Product development; Product life cycle; Product lifecycle management; Technology acceptance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856784730     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443571211208623     Document Type: Article

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