Supply chain integration and performance: The moderating effect of supply complexity

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 583-610

  Gimenez, Cristina ^a   van der Vaart, Taco ^b   van Donk, Dirk Pieter ^b  

^a ESADE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Context; Performance; Performance management; Supply chain integration; Supply chain management; Supply complexity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859606528     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443571211226506     Document Type: Article

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