Supply Chain Management implementation in the Spanish grocery sector: an exploratory study

International Journal of Integrated Supply Management

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 98-114

  Giménez, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

grocery sector; logistics integration process; supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644605664     PISSN: 14775360     EISSN: 17418097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJISM.2004.004600     Document Type: Article

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