How do supply chain management and information systems practices influence operational performance? Evidence from emerging country SMEs

International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 181-199

  Tatoglu, Ekrem ^a   Bayraktar, Erkan ^a   Golgeci, Ismail ^b   Koh, S C Lenny ^c   Demirbag, Mehmet ^d   Zaim, Selim ^e  

^a BAHCESEHIR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VAASA   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^e ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bulgaria; information systems; operational performance; SMEs; supply chain management; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937801118     PISSN: 13675567     EISSN: 1469848X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13675567.2015.1065802     Document Type: Article

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