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Managing Information Flows:the Key to Effective Supply Chain Integration

Year: 2006

Type: article

Abstract: Supply Chain IntegrationAn article in the last issue of Logistics Solutions (Sweeney, 2006) presented a discussion of both the historical evolution of supply chain management (SCM).From this it is evident that the concept of integration lies at the heart of SCM philosophy (see, for example, Christopher, 2005;New, 1996, Lambert, 2004).Cooper et.al. (1997) specifically described SCM as 'an integrative philosophy'.The work of Fawcett and Magnan (2002) identified four levels of integration in practice.

Source: Arrow - TU Dublin (Technological University Dublin)

Author: Edward Sweeney

Language: English

Topic: Quality and Supply Management

Subfield: Management Information Systems

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1572504795

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