A system-optimization perspective for supply chain network integration: The horizontal merger case

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-15

  Nagurney, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Horizontal mergers; Network acquisitions; Strategic advantage; Supply chain performance metrics; Supply chains; Synergy; System optimization; Transportation and logistics

Indexed keywords

LOGISTICS; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

HORIZONTAL MERGER; NETWORK ACQUISITION; PERFORMANCE METRICES; STRATEGIC ADVANTAGES; SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK; SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE; SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE METRIC; SYNERGY; SYSTEM OPTIMIZATIONS; TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTIC;

SUPPLY CHAINS;

DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; LOGISTICS; MERGER; MODELING; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 57149135456     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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