The moderator effect of supplier management on the relationship between supplier selection and manufacturing flexibility

International Journal of Services and Operations Management

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-167

  Gupta, Omprakash K ^a   Jantan, Muhamad ^b   Oly Ndubisi, Nelson ^c  

^a PRAIRIE VIEW A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Malaysia; manufacturers; manufacturing flexibility; supplier management; supplier selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961559624     PISSN: 17442370     EISSN: 17442389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSOM.2005.006497     Document Type: Article

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