A comparative study of international automobile sourcing strategies based on stochastic process analysis

International Journal of Services and Operations Management

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 817-831

  Zhu, Li ^a   Schulze, Lothar ^a,b   Zhao, Lindu ^a,b  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Exchange rate uncertainty; Global sourcing; Global supply chain; Sourcing strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650138206     PISSN: 17442370     EISSN: 17442389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSOM.2009.026777     Document Type: Article

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