Improving supply chain responsiveness through Advanced Manufacturing Technology: the mediating role of internal and external integration

Production Planning and Control

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 686-697

  Moyano Fuentes, José ^a   Sacristán Díaz, Macarena ^b   Garrido Vega, Pedro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

AMT; external integration; internal integration; responsiveness; supply chain integration

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; MANUFACTURE; SUPPLY CHAINS;

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES; INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES; INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL INTEGRATIONS; KEY PERFORMANCE FACTORS; RESPONSIVENESS; RETURNS ON INVESTMENT; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING; SUPPLY-CHAIN INTEGRATION;

INTEGRATION;

EID: 84963622502     PISSN: 09537287     EISSN: 13665871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537287.2016.1166277     Document Type: Article

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