A unified model of supply chain agility: The work-design perspective

The International Journal of Logistics Management

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 408-435

  li, Xun ^a   Chung, Chen ^a   Goldsby, Thomas J ^a   Holsapple, Clyde W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agile production; Competitive analysis; Response time; Supply chain management; Work design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986133145     PISSN: 09574093     EISSN: 17586550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09574090810919224     Document Type: Article

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