Supply chain planning in the German automotive industry

OR Spectrum

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 447-470

  Meyr, Herbert ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Operations research; Supply chain planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444400924     PISSN: 01716468     EISSN: 14366304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00291-004-0168-4     Document Type: Article

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