Does knowledge management facilitate logistics-based differentiation? the effect of global manufacturing reach

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 496-509

  Fugate, Brian S ^a   Autry, Chad W ^b   Davis Sramek, Beth ^c   Germain, Richard N ^d  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^d ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Global manufacturing reach; Institutional theory; Knowledge management; Logistics performance; Organizational performance

Indexed keywords

COMMODITIZATION; GLOBAL MANUFACTURING; GLOBAL PRODUCTION; GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN; INSTITUTIONAL THEORY; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT MODEL; LOCAL MARKETS; LOGISTICS SERVICES; OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES; ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE; PRODUCTS AND SERVICES;

INDUSTRY; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT; MANUFACTURE; SUPPLY CHAINS;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84864752842     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2012.05.008     Document Type: Article

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