Adaptability and achieving supply chain agility

International Journal of Services and Operations Management

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 134-146

  Tajima, May ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

adaptability; agility; proactive; supply chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 63049121943     PISSN: 17442370     EISSN: 17442389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSOM.2005.006494     Document Type: Article

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