Routes towards supplier and production network internationalisation

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 371-387

  Camuffo, Arnaldo ^a   Furlan, Andrea ^a   Romano, Pietro ^b   Vinelli, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Footwear industry; Globalization; Italy; Production planning; Romania; Supplier relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947165252     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570710736967     Document Type: Article

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