Supply chain flexibility: Definition and review

European Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Sciences

Volumn , Issue 20, 2010, Pages 140-147

  Fatemi, Matin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Flexibility; Supply chain flexibility; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955061437     PISSN: 14502275     EISSN: 14502275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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