Knowledge and cultural diffusion along the supply chain as drivers of product quality improvement: The illycaffè case study

International Journal of Logistics Management

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 212-237

  Biotto, Massimo ^a   De Toni, Alberto F ^b   Nonino, Fabio ^c  

^a Sata Energy   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Case study; Product quality management; Quality management; Supply chain learning; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872116645     PISSN: 09574093     EISSN: 17586550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09574091211265369     Document Type: Article

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