Implementation of computer-integrated manufacturing in small and medium enterprises

Industrial and Commercial Training

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 151-157

  Marri, H B ^a   Gunasekaran, A ^b   Kobu, Bulent ^b  

^a MEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer integrated manufacturing; Empirical study; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986037802     PISSN: 00197858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00197850310479132     Document Type: Article

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