Supply chain flexibility, uncertainty and firm performance: An empirical analysis of German manufacturing firms

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-53

  Merschmann, Ulf ^a   Thonemann, Ulrich W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Empirical research; Environmental uncertainty; Structural equation modeling; Supply chain flexibility

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL UNCERTAINTY; FIRM PERFORMANCE; GERMAN MANUFACTURING; OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; SUPPLY CHAIN FLEXIBILITY; UNCERTAIN ENVIRONMENTS;

COMPETITION; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INDUSTRY; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

SUPPLY CHAINS;

EID: 78651274738     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2010.10.013     Document Type: Article

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