Understanding demand management challenges in intermediary food trading: A case study

Supply Chain Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 224-233

  Adebanjo, Dotun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Demand management; Food Industry; Promotional methods; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 69649101658     PISSN: 13598546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13598540910954566     Document Type: Article

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