Developing a consensus definition of supply chain management: A qualitative study

International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 690-711

  Stock, James R ^a   Boyer, Stefanie L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b BRYANT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Qualitative research; Research work; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350362735     PISSN: 09600035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09600030910996323     Document Type: Article

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