Supply chain flexibility: A state-of-the-art survey

International Journal of Services and Operations Management

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-65

  More, Dileep ^a   Babu, A Subash ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Flexibility; Performance assessment; State of the art survey; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349196369     PISSN: 17442370     EISSN: 17442389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSOM.2009.021624     Document Type: Article

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