The impact of supplier integration on customer integration and new product performance: The mediating role of manufacturing flexibility under trust theory

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 147, Issue PART B, 2014, Pages 260-270

  He, Yuanqiong ^a   Keung Lai, Kin ^b   Sun, Hongyi ^c   Chen, Yun ^d  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d HUBEI UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Customer integration; Manufacturing flexibility; New product performance; Service capability; Supplier integration

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER INTEGRATIONS; MANUFACTURING FLEXIBILITY; NEW PRODUCT PERFORMANCE; SERVICE CAPABILITY; SUPPLIER INTEGRATION;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; SALES; SUPPLY CHAINS;

INTEGRATION;

EID: 84889688748     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2013.04.044     Document Type: Article

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