Value of information integration to supply chain management: Roles of internal and external contingencies

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 161-200

  Wong, Christina ^a   Lai, Kee Hung ^a   Cheng, T ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

business environment; information integration; IT value; IT enabled supply chain

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTEGRATION; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; INFORMATION INTEGRATION; IT VALUE; OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE; ORGANIZATIONAL FUNCTIONS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENTS (SCM);

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84863393173     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/MIS0742-1222280305     Document Type: Article

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