The process and consequences of supply chain virtualization

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 103, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 423-433

  Ho, Danny C K ^a   Au, K F ^a   Newton, Edward ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Electronic commerce; Hong Kong; Internet; Supply chain management; Textile industry

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; INTERNET; MARKETING; RAW MATERIALS; SALES;

SUPPLY CHAIN;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0042363457     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635570310479990     Document Type: Article

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