The impact of business policy on bullwhip induced risk in supply chain management

International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 555-575

  Towill, Denis R ^a,b,c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate strategy; Risk assessment; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 25844478101     PISSN: 09600035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09600030510623339     Document Type: Article

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