Organizational alignment and supply chain governance structure: Introduction and construct validation

The International Journal of Logistics Management

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 169-186

  Ashenbaum, Bryan ^a   Maltz, Arnold ^b   Ellram, Lisa ^a   Barratt, Mark A ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Integration; Purchasing; Strategic alignment; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986159849     PISSN: 09574093     EISSN: 17586550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09574090910981279     Document Type: Article

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