An agility reference model for the manufacturing enterprise: The example of the furniture industry

Handbook of Research in Mass Customization and Personalization

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 403-426

  Azouzi, Riadh ^a   D’amours, Sophie ^a   Beauregard, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

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EID: 84873448757     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1142/9789814280280_0021     Document Type: Chapter

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