Measuring supply chain integration-Using the Q-sort technique

Research Methodologies in Supply Chain Management: In Collaboration with Magnus Westhaus

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 47-58

  Boon Itt, Sakun ^a   Paul, Himangshu ^b  

^a Thammsat University   (Thailand)

^b ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Q Sort Technique; Supply Chain Integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892016016     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/3-7908-1636-1_4     Document Type: Chapter

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