Applying the theory of constraints to supply chain collaboration

Supply Chain Management

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-70

  Simatupang, Togar M ^a   Wright, Alan C ^a   Sridharan, Ramaswami ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Channel relationships; Constraint handling; Performance measurement; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DECISION MAKING; MANAGERS; PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

CHANNEL RELATIONSHIPS; CONSTRAINT HANDLING; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (SCM);

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 2342454362     PISSN: 13598546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13598540410517584     Document Type: Review

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