A contingency model for creating value from RFID supply chain network projects in logistics and manufacturing environments

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 615-636

  Wamba, Samuel Fosso ^a   Chatfield, Akemi Takeoka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benefits realization; Contingency model; Logistics; Manufacturing; Supply chain management; Value creation from RFID projects

Indexed keywords

EID: 72949106886     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejis.2009.44     Document Type: Article

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