Information flow in automotive supply chains - Present industrial practice

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 103, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 137-149

  Childerhouse, Paul ^a   Hermiz, Ramzi ^b   Mason Jones, Rachel ^b   Popp, Andrew ^c   Towill, Denis R ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Federal Mogul Corporation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Information exchange; Motor industry; Supplier relations; Supply chain management; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE; COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MARKETING;

AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY CHAINS;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY;

EID: 0042363443     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635570310465625     Document Type: Review

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