Business network agility for global demand-supply synchronization: A comparative case study in the apparel industry

Journal of Global Information Technology Management

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 5-29

  Lewis, Mark ^a   Hornyak, Rob ^a   Patnayakuni, Ravi ^b   Rai, Arun ^c  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business Network Agility; Comparative Case Study; Demand Supply Synchronization; Digital Enablement

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955438459     PISSN: 1097198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1097198X.2008.10856465     Document Type: Article

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