Unravelling the link between knowledge management and supply chain integration: An empirical study

International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 132-143

  Yang, Jie ^a   Rui, Mingjie ^b   Rauniar, Rupak ^a   Ikem, Fidelis M ^c   Xie, Hongming ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON VICTORIA   (United States)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

cost orientation; innovation orientation; knowledge management; manufacturer; supply chain integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879696148     PISSN: 13675567     EISSN: 1469848X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13675567.2013.804908     Document Type: Article

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