A strategic view of transportation management in automotive supply networks

International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-86

  Brauer, Kati ^a   Backholer, Charlotte ^b  

^a 4flow AG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Corporate strategy; Environmental effects; Planning software; Supply network; Transport logistics; Transportation management

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

CONTINUOUS PLANNING; CORPORATE STRATEGIES; PRO-ACTIVE APPROACH; PROCEDURAL MODELING; SUPPLY NETWORKS; TRANSPORT LOGISTICS; TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION PROCESS;

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS;

EID: 61849147312     PISSN: 14709511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJATM.2009.023587     Document Type: Article

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