Complexity and adaptivity in supply networks: Building supply network theory using a complex adaptive systems perspective

Decision Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 547-580

  Pathak, Surya D ^a   Day, Jamison M ^b   Nair, Anand ^c   Sawaya, William J ^d   Kristal, M Murat ^e  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d Cornell University   (United States)

^e YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptivity; And Supply Networks; Complex Adaptive System; Complexity; Complexity Theory; Decision Making; Supply Chain Management

Indexed keywords

EID: 36849025504     PISSN: 00117315     EISSN: 15405915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5915.2007.00170.x     Document Type: Article

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