Managing large engineering changes: The case of a high-tech microlithography equipment manufacturer

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1252-1280

  Alblas, A A ^a   Wortmann, J C ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Change management; Discontinuous innovation; Engineering capacity planning and control; Engineering change; New product development; Printing industry; Product development; Production planning and control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866849857     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443571211274549     Document Type: Article

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