A 'living laboratory' environment for exploring innovative RFID-enabled supply chain management models

International Journal of Product Development

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 94-118

  Bendavid, Ygal ^a   Cassivi, Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

'Living laboratory'; Open innovation; Research methods; RFID; SCM; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LABORATORIES; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID);

COLLABORATIVE PROCESS; INDEPENDENT RESEARCH; LIVING LABORATORIES; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; NETWORKED INNOVATIONS; OPEN INNOVATION; RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT; RFID-ENABLED SUPPLY CHAINS;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84871531372     PISSN: 14779056     EISSN: 17418178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPD.2012.051150     Document Type: Article

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