Customization and real time information access in integrated eBusiness supply chain relationships

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1366-1381

  Klein, Richard ^a  

^a Bowling Green State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Customization; Dyadic data; eBusiness; Integration; Logistics management; Outsourcing; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTEGRATION; INTERNET; OUTSOURCING; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

CUSTOMIZATION; DYADIC DATA; INFORMATION EXCHANGE; LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT; REAL TIME INFORMATION;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34548714144     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jom.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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