The value of auditing supply chains

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 34-45

  Fahmy Salama, Kamal ^a   Luzzatto, Dino ^b   Sianesi, Andrea ^a   Towill, Denis R ^c  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b TXT e solutions ^*  (Italy)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Best practices; Diagnostic tool; Improvement projects; Performance; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

AUDIT; BEST PRACTICES; DIAGNOSTIC TOOL; IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS; PERFORMANCE;

COMMERCE; COMPETITION; DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

SUPPLY CHAINS;

EID: 67349110826     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2008.12.018     Document Type: Article

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