Systems theory: Myth or mainstream?

Logistics Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 63-81

  Lindskog, Magnus ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Literature review; Logistics discipline; Systems approach; Systems theory; Systems thinking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857595880     PISSN: 1865035X     EISSN: 18650368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12159-011-0062-9     Document Type: Review

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