Technology and flexibility: Enablers of collaboration and time-based logistics quality

Journal of Business Logistics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-49

  Richey, R Glenn ^a   Adams, Frank G ^a   Dalela, Vivek ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Flexibility; Retail; Technological complementarity; Technological innovativeness; Time

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864615042     PISSN: 07353766     EISSN: 21581592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0000-0000.2011.01036.x     Document Type: Article

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