Strategic and technological innovations in supply chain management

International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 264-282

  Apte, Uday M ^a   Viswanathan, S ^b  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cross docking; Efficient consumer response; Information technology; Mass customisation; Postponement; Quick response; Supply chain management; Time based logistics; Vendor managed inventory

Indexed keywords

DATA TRANSFER; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INVENTORY CONTROL; PRODUCT DESIGN; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; VIRTUAL CORPORATION;

CROSS DOCKING; EFFICIENT CUSTOMER RESPONSE; MASS CUSTOMIZATION; POSTPONEMENT; QUICK RESPONSE; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; TIME BASED LOGISTICS; VENDOR MANAGED INVENTORY;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 24644434278     PISSN: 13682148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMTM.2002.001449     Document Type: Article

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