A systems engineering approach to supply chain auditing

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 621-640

  Childerhouse, P ^a   Towill, D R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auditing; Flow production; Materials management; Supply chain management; Uncertainity

Indexed keywords

AUDITING; AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR; BALANCED SCORECARDS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; CONTROL MODEL; CRITICAL INTERFACES; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; FLOW PRODUCTION; IN-PROCESS; INFORMATION FLOWS; MANUFACTURING SYSTEM; MARKET SECTORS; MATERIAL FLOW; MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; RESEARCH LIMITATIONS; SYSTEMS APPROACH; SYSTEMS MODELLING; THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS; UNCERTAINITIES; VALUE STREAMS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MANAGEMENT; MANUFACTURE;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79959609357     PISSN: 1741038X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410381111134473     Document Type: Article

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