A systematic review of supply chain knowledge management research: State of the art and research opportunities

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 182, Issue , 2016, Pages 276-292

  Cerchione, Roberto ^a   Esposito, Emilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Barriers; Factors affecting KM; KMSs; Knowledge management; Performance; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BARRIERS; FACTORS AFFECTING KM; KMSS; MANAGEMENT RESEARCH; PERFORMANCE; RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES; SUPPLY CHAIN KNOWLEDGE; SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84988014571     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2016.09.006     Document Type: Review

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