Supplier relationship impacts on postponement strategies

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 2134-2153

  Saghiri, Soroosh Sam ^a   Hill, Alex ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Postponed product design; Postponed production; Postponed purchasing; Supplier relationship

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRY; PRODUCT DESIGN; SALES;

MANUFACTURING FIRMS; POSTPONEMENT STRATEGIES; PRODUCT CONFIGURATION; PRODUCTION OPERATIONS; PURCHASING DECISIONS; STRUCTURAL MODELLING; SUPPLIER COMMITMENTS; SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS;

SUPPLY CHAINS;

EID: 84902544296     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2013.857053     Document Type: Article

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