Manufacturing Strategy – A Neglected Success Factor for Improving Competitiveness
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Manufacturing strategy and competitiveness
The importance of manufacturing strategy (MS) has never been questioned and has been emphasized in many theoretical concepts, frameworks, and models. There are only a few empirical studies, however, which examine whether these theories work in practice. In this paper the hypothesis that the existence of MS contributes to company level competitiveness (ROS, inventory turnover) is tested. The stu...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Procedia CIRP
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2212-8271
DOI: 10.1016/j.procir.2015.12.118