Virtual enterprise brokerage: a structure-driven strategy to achieve build to order supply chains

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 45, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 3853-3880

  Molina, A ^a   Velandia, M ^a   Galeano, N ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Manufacturing strategy; Manufacturing systems; Supply chain management; Virtual enterprise

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; MAINTAINABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; VIRTUAL REALITY;

INVENTORY COSTS; MANUFACTURING OPERATIONAL MODELS; MANUFACTURING STRATEGY; VIRTUAL ENTERPRISES;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34547546183     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540600818161     Document Type: Article

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