The agile capabilities of Polish companies in the supply chain: An empirical study

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 217-224

  Kisperska Moron, Danuta ^a   Swierczek, Artur ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS IN KATOWICE   (Poland)

^b The College of Labour Safety Management in Katowice   (Poland)

Author keywords

Inter organizational agility; Polish companies; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

EMPIRICAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS; INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY; POLISH COMPANIES; SYSTEM ENGINEERINGS;

SUPPLY CHAINS;

EID: 61449089585     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2008.08.019     Document Type: Article

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