An empirical investigation of the impact of strategic sourcing and flexibility on firm's supply chain agility

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-78

  Chiang, Chung Yean ^a   Kocabasoglu Hillmer, Canan ^b   Suresh, Nallan ^c  

^a Solbridge International School of Business   (South Korea)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Manufacturing industries; Partial least squares; Strategic objectives; Strategic sourcing; Strategy development; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 83455245040     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443571211195736     Document Type: Article

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