Assessing responsiveness of a volatile and seasonal supply chain: A case study

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 709-721

  Wong, Chee Yew ^a   Stentoft Arlbjørn, Jan ^b   Hvolby, Hans Henrik ^a   Johansen, John ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b LEGO Group   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Product differentiation; Responsiveness; Supply chain planning; Supply chain strategy; Toy industry

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MARKETING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOY MANUFACTURE;

PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION; RESPONSIVENESS; SUPPLY CHAIN PLANNING; SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY; TOY INDUSTRY;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 33748748276     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2004.12.021     Document Type: Article

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