Establishing agile supply networks through competence profiling
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Focusing on the organisational competence notion, this work introduces a methodology to find suitable engineering Small-Medium Enterprise (SME) partners and to suggest effective agile supply networks. The ideas described have been tested with over two hundred engineering SMEs in the North East region of England. Participant companies are mainly engaged in the defence and aerospace industry.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Int. J. Computer Integrated Manufacturing
دوره 21 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008