Agile Supply Chain Management

Joseph Sarkis and Srinivas Talluri

Agile Manufacturing: 21st Century Manufacturing Strategy, Edited by A. Gunasekaran, Elsevier Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Chapter 16, 2001.

The growth of inter-organizational theory and relationships has caused a revolution in the practices and management of supply chains within organizations. In this chapter we provide a review of the practices and issues facing organizations that wish to compete within an agile supply chain context. A number of issues are presented with a specific focus on selection and general practices in agile supply chains.

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