An integrated model to assess the leanness and agility of the automotive industry

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 66, Issue , 2012, Pages 85-94

  Azevedo, Susana G ^a   Govindan, Kannan ^b   Carvalho, Helena ^c   Cruz Machado, V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Agile; Automotive industry; Index; Lean; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

AGILE; ASSESSMENT MODELS; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; INDEX; INTEGRATED MODELS; LEAN; LEAN SUPPLY; RESEARCH TOPICS;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

RESEARCH;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; MANUFACTURING; PARADIGM SHIFT;

AGILE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; AGILEAN INDEX; ARTICLE; AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; DELPHI STUDY; LEAN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; SCORING SYSTEM; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84864461400     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2011.12.013     Document Type: Article

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