Downsizing and facility location: Plant closures in multiplant manufacturing firms

Management Decision

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 189-197

  Kirkham, J D ^a   Richbell, S M ^b   Watts, H D ^c  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Closure; Downsizing; Location; Management; Manufacturing industry; Premises

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986146356     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251749810208986     Document Type: Review

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