Traceability and supply chain complexity: Confronting the issues and concerns

European Business Review

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 271-284

  Sarpong, Sam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Food industry; Horse meat; Scandal; Supply chain; Traceability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899627604     PISSN: 0955534X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EBR-09-2013-0113     Document Type: Review

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