Charge the relationships and gain loyalty effects: Turning the supply link alert to IT opportunities

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 257-269

  Gunnarsson, Claes ^a   Jonsson, Seth ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Integrative logistics operations; IT; Loyalty; Relationship; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

COSTS; INVESTMENTS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

INTEGRATIVE LOGISTICS OPERATIONS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0037448276     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(02)00392-2     Document Type: Article

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