Dealing with shortages of critical materials

Research Technology Management

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 18-24

  Slowinski, Gene ^a   Latimer, Darin ^b   Mehlman, Stewart ^c  

^a Rutgers University Business School   (United States)

^b Danaher Corp   (United States)

^c SKM Direction LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliances collaborations; Critical metals; Rare earths; Risk management; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

ALLIANCES/COLLABORATIONS; RISK MITIGATION STRATEGY; TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS; WITH SHORTAGE;

RARE EARTHS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS;

METALS;

EID: 84883658725     PISSN: 08956308     EISSN: 19300166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5437/08956308X5605139     Document Type: Article

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