A multi-tier study on supply chain flexibility in the automotive industry

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 158, Issue , 2014, Pages 91-105

  Thomé, Antonio Márcio T ^a   Scavarda, Luiz Felipe ^a   Pires, Sílvio R I ^b   Ceryno, Paula ^a,c   Klingebiel, Katja ^d,e  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b METHODIST UNIVERSITY OF PIRACICABA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS DORTMUND   (Germany)

^e FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MATERIAL FLOW AND LOGISTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Brazil; Empirical study; Supply chain constraints; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; SALES;

BRAZIL; CONTEXTUAL CONSTRAINTS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; INTER-ORGANISATIONAL; MULTIPLE-CASE STUDY; OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH FRAMEWORKS; SUPPLY CHAIN FLEXIBILITY;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84913536958     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2014.07.024     Document Type: Article

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