| Article ID: | iaor19961146 |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Volume: | 41 |
| Issue: | 1/3 |
| Start Page Number: | 1 |
| End Page Number: | 14 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1995 |
| Journal: | International Journal of Production Economics |
| Authors: | Grubbstrm Robert W. |
| Keywords: | history |
Production is the transformation of one set of resources into a second set. Many are the ways in which this transformation has been described and analysed through the years. This article provides a panorama of the major scientific concepts created and used for this purpose and is an attempt to organise them from the role they have played in a common historical perspective.