Supply chain information technologies and organisational initiatives: Complementary versus independent effects on agility and firm performance

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 48, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 7025-7042

  Vickery, S K ^a   Droge, C ^a   Setia, P ^b   Sambamurthy, V ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

agile manufacturing; business information systems; firm performance; resource complementarities; supply chain management

Indexed keywords

AGILE MANUFACTURING; BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS; BUSINESS PERFORMANCE; COMPETING MODELS; FIRM PERFORMANCE; MANUFACTURING FIRMS; RESOURCE COMPLEMENTARITIES; SEPARATE EFFECTS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING;

AGILE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77957866850     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540903348353     Document Type: Article

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