Using information technology to improve downstream supply chain operations: A case study

Business Process Management Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-80

  McLaughlin, John ^a   Motwani, Jaideep ^a   Madan, Manu S ^b   Gunasekaran, A ^c  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Information technology; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986120018     PISSN: 14637154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14637150310461413     Document Type: Article

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