Confidence and supply chain disruptions: Insights into managerial decision-making from the perspective of policy

Journal of Modelling in Management

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 328-356

  Lorentz, Harri ^a   Hilmola, Olli Pekka ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cognitive psychology; Confidence; Decision making; Supply chain disruption; Supply chain management; System dynamics simulation; Trade and transport facilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919860616     PISSN: 17465664     EISSN: 17465672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17465661211283304     Document Type: Article

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