The effect of internal and external supply chain integration on product quality and innovation: evidence from Thai automotive industry

International Journal of Integrated Supply Management

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 97-112

  Boon itt, Sakun ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

automotive industry; product innovation; product quality; supply chain integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857561271     PISSN: 14775360     EISSN: 17418097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJISM.2009.029356     Document Type: Article

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