The relationships between supply chain and firm performance: The development and testing of a unified proxy

International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 88-103

  Johnson, Mark ^a   Templar, Simon ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Financial performance; Manufacturing industries; Supply chain management; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952304751     PISSN: 09600035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09600031111118512     Document Type: Article

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