The complex relationship between inventory control and organisational setting: Theory and practice

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 93-94, Issue SPEC.ISS., 2005, Pages 273-284

  De Vries, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Inventory system; Longitudinal case study; Organisational perspective

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PLANNING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

INVENTORY SYSTEMS; LONGITUDINAL CASE STUDY; OPERATION MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL PERSPECTIVES;

INVENTORY CONTROL;

EID: 9544255702     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2004.06.024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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