Supply chains and locational adjustment in the global automotive industry

Policy Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 255-266

  Kim, Ho Yeon ^a   McCann, Philip ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Geography; Just In Time; Location; Supply chains

Indexed keywords

EID: 47949092333     PISSN: 01442872     EISSN: 14701006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01442870802159855     Document Type: Article

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