An integrated approach to explain the manufacturing function’s contribution to Business Performance

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1126-1152

  Gonzalez Benito, Javier ^a   Lannelongue, Gustavo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Best practices; Manufacturing strategy; Strategic alignment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926376580     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: 17586593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJOPM-08-2011-0297     Document Type: Article

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