RFId adoption in the FMCG supply chain: An interpretative framework

Supply Chain Management: An International Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 299-315

  Balocco, Raffaello ^a   Miragliotta, Giovanni ^a   Perego, Alessandro ^a   Tumino, Angela ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Radio frequency identification; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052625528     PISSN: 13598546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13598541111155820     Document Type: Article

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