Can we stay ahead of the obsolescence curve? On inflection points, proactive preemption, and the future of supply chain management

Journal of Business Logistics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 17-22

  Fawcett, Stanley E ^a   Waller, Matthew A ^b  

^a WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Change management; Environmental scanning; Proactive preemption; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903727608     PISSN: 07353766     EISSN: 21581592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jbl.12041     Document Type: Article

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