The new role of inventories in business: Real world changes and research consequences

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 108, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 54-62

  Chikán, Attila ^a  

^a Institute of Data Analytics and Information Systems   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Control; Flexibility; Inventory paradigm; Inventory performance; Value creation

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INVENTORY CONTROL; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

FLEXIBILITY; INVENTORY PARADIGM; INVENTORY PERFORMANCE; VALUE CREATION;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34249935613     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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