Supply chain issues in Indian manufacturing SMEs: Insights from six case studies

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 634-664

  Thakkar, Jitesh ^a   Kanda, Arun ^b   Deshmukh, S G ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^c ABV INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT   (India)

Author keywords

India; Large enterprises; Manufacturing industries; Small to medium sized enterprises; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ANALYSIS; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; END-USERS; INDIA; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATIONS; PAPER DOCUMENTS; QUANTITATIVE DATA; RESEARCH DESIGNS; SMALL TO MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

MANUFACTURE; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84861890762     PISSN: 1741038X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410381211234444     Document Type: Article

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