Automotive supplier parks: An imperative for build-to-order?

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 91-104

  Howard, Mickey ^a   Miemczyk, Joe ^a   Graves, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Build to order; Flexibility; Proximity; Supplier parks

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748585960     PISSN: 14784092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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