Developing operations strategies - Reassessing the strength and importance of competitive operations priorities for South African businesses

South African Journal of Business Management

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 13-28

  Kruger L P ^a  

^a Department of Business Management   (South Africa)

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EID: 84865703958     PISSN: 20785585     EISSN: 20785976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajbm.v43i3.471     Document Type: Article

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