Improving internal supply chain collaboration by increasing information-processing capacity: The role of enterprise information systems

International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1-12

  Feger, Ana L Rosado ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Cross functional teams; Manufacturing; Organizational information processing; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATION; CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAMS; DEMAND UNCERTAINTY; ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERFUNCTIONAL INTEGRATION; MANUFACTURING FACILITY; ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION; OUTBOUND LOGISTICS; PATH ANALYSIS; RESEARCH MODELS; SUPPLY CHAIN COLLABORATION;

DATA PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 84860526938     PISSN: 15481115     EISSN: 15481123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jeis.2011100101     Document Type: Article

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