Improving distribution service performance through effective production and logistics integration

Journal of Business Logistics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 309-323

  Springinklee, Martin ^a   Wallenburg, Carl Marcus ^b  

^a Bayer Business Consulting   (Germany)

^b WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Achieved integration; Goal interdependence; Performance measurement; Production; Working relationship effectiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876245338     PISSN: 07353766     EISSN: 21581592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jbl.12004     Document Type: Article

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