Managing time and complexity in supply chains: two cases from the textile industry

International Journal of Integrated Supply Management

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 180-198

  Seuring, Stefan ^a   Goldbach, Maria ^a   Koplin, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

case studies; complexity; environmental management; green supply chains; supply chain management; sustainability; textile and apparel industry; time

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442562788     PISSN: 14775360     EISSN: 17418097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJISM.2004.004864     Document Type: Article

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