Strategic implications of manufacturing performance comparisons for newly industrialising countries

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1126-1148

  Husseini, S M Moattar ^a   O'Brien, C ^b  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Manufacturing systems; Newly industrialized economies; Performance management; Strategy systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 8644224155     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570410563269     Document Type: Review

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