Supply chain security practices in the food industry: Do firms operating globally and domestically differ?

International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 574-594

  Whipple, Judith M ^a   Voss, M Douglas ^b   Closs, David J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Food products; Globalization; International business; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350379640     PISSN: 09600035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09600030910996260     Document Type: Article

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