Global supply chain adaptations to improve financial performance Supply base establishment and logistics integration

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 204-222

  Liao, Kun ^a   Marsillac, Erika ^b   Johnson, Eldon ^a   Liao, Ying ^c  

^a CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MEREDITH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; China; Distribution management; Globalization; Suppliers; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

CHINA; CLUSTER THEORY; CONTINGENCY THEORY; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT; FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE; GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN; GLOBALIZATION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LOGISTICS INTEGRATION; MANUFACTURING FIRMS; MARKET ENTRY; NETWORK PLANS; OPTIMAL COSTS; PRODUCTION LEVEL; RAPID EXPANSION; STRATEGIC SUPPLIERS; SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS; SUPPLIERS;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; EXPANSION; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INTEGRATION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; LOGISTICS; MANUFACTURE; SUPPLY CHAINS;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79551495057     PISSN: 1741038X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410381111102225     Document Type: Article

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