Toward the development of an integrated model of technology internalization within the supply chain context

The International Journal of Logistics Management

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 4-27

  Forman, Howard ^a   Lippert, Susan K ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986078055     PISSN: 09574093     EISSN: 17586550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09574090510617330     Document Type: Article

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