The Impact of Agile Manufacturing on Supply Chain Dynamics

The International Journal of Logistics Management

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 83-96

  Towill, Denis R ^a   Mccullen, Peter ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Customer service; Improvement; Material requirement planning; Performance; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993029997     PISSN: 09574093     EISSN: 17586550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09574099910805879     Document Type: Article

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