The uses of tracking in operations management: Synthesis of a research program

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 267-275

  Holmström, Jan ^a   Främling, Kary ^a   Ala Risku, Timo ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Design Science Methodology; Industrial Asset Management; Supply Chain Management; Tracking

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC DISCOURSE; DESIGN SCIENCE; INDUSTRIAL ASSET MANAGEMENT; OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; SERVICE SUPPLY CHAINS; SUPPLY CHAIN VISIBILITY;

ASSET MANAGEMENT; DESIGN; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID); SUPPLY CHAINS;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77953682889     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2010.03.017     Document Type: Article

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