Collaborative forecasting in the food supply chain: A conceptual framework

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 158, Issue , 2014, Pages 120-135

  Eksoz, Can ^a   Mansouri, S Afshin ^a   Bourlakis, Michael ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collaborative forecasting; Conceptual framework; Food industry; Information sharing; Supply chain integration

Indexed keywords

FOOD SUPPLY; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTEGRATION; MANUFACTURE; SALES; SUPPLY CHAINS;

COLLABORATIVE FORECASTING; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; FOOD INDUSTRIES; INFORMATION SHARING; SUPPLY-CHAIN INTEGRATION;

FORECASTING;

EID: 84913532143     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2014.07.031     Document Type: Review

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