The moderating effect of supply chain role on the relationship between supply chain practices and performance: An empirical analysis

International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 104-134

  Cook, Lori S ^a   Heiser, Daniel R ^a   Sengupta, Kaushik ^b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Organizational performance; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952299818     PISSN: 09600035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09600031111118521     Document Type: Article

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