Making sense of supply chain management: A comparative study of aerospace and construction

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 579-593

  Green, Stuart D ^a   Fernie, Scott ^a   Weller, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consolidation; Context; Industry structure; Sense making; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY; COMPETITION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTS; EMPLOYMENT;

FRAGMENTATION; SELF-EMPLOYMENT; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (SCM); WORKLOAD;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL LINKAGE; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 23044452101     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190500126882     Document Type: Article

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