Managing risks in just-in-sequence supply networks: Exploratory evidence from automakers

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 52-64

  Wagner, Stephan M ^a   Silveira Camargos, Victor ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Automotive; case study research; just in sequence (JIS); supply chain risk; supply networks (SNs)

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE; BUYER-SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS; COST PRESSURES; GERMANY; JUST-IN-SEQUENCE (JIS); OUTSOURCE; RISK EXPOSURE; SHORT REACTION TIME; SUPPLY CHAIN RISK; SUPPLY NETWORKS; TIGHTLY-COUPLED; TIME DEPENDENCY; VALUE CREATION;

AUTOMOBILES; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; RISK MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS;

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE;

EID: 84856486159     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2010.2087762     Document Type: Article

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