Intelligent products for enhancing the utilization of tracking technology in transportation

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 422-446

  Meyer, Gerben G ^a   Buijs, Paul ^b   Szirbik, Nick B ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b Hans)   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Case study; Information system design; Intelligent products; Operational visibility and control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897059037     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJOPM-11-2012-0530     Document Type: Article

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