Innovation in supply chains - Solving the agency dilemma in supply networks by using industry 4.0 technologies

International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems

Volumn 15, Issue 2-3, 2015, Pages 235-247

  Maier, Maximilian A ^a   Korbel, Jakob J ^b   Brem, Alexander ^c  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Alexander Von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Agency dilemma; Agency theory; Big data; CPS; Cyber physical systems; Industry 4.0; Innovative technologies; Supply chain management; Supply networks

Indexed keywords

BIG DATA; CYBER PHYSICAL SYSTEM; EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; INDUSTRY 4.0; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

AGENCY DILEMMAS; AGENCY PROBLEMS; AGENCY THEORY; INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTIONS; INFORMATION ASYMMETRY; INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY; SUPPLY NETWORKS;

COMPLEX NETWORKS;

EID: 84945182701     PISSN: 17543916     EISSN: 17543924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJCNDS.2015.070976     Document Type: Conference Paper

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