The Impact of Modular Production on the Dynamics of Supply Chains

The International Journal of Logistics Management

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 35-50

  Van Hoek, Remko I ^a   Weken, Harm A m ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Channel relationships; Electronics industry; Integration; Lear corporation; Micro compact car; Modular production; Supply chain management; Volkswagen

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002719099     PISSN: 09574093     EISSN: 17586550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09574099810805825     Document Type: Article

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