Title :
On measure of supply chain flexibility
Author :
Farok, G.M.G. ; Wahab, M.I.M. ; Elias, R.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. & Ind. Eng., Ryerson Univ., Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract :
A supply chain is a network of organizations, resources, activities and information required to produce a product or to serve a service. Supply chain flexibility is a measure of its ability to adjust with unforeseen situations. The more flexible is a supply chain, the more is its ability to absorb uncertainties. This paper reviews literature on important components of a supply chain and recommends future research directions on developing a comprehensive supply chain flexibility model.
Keywords :
supply chains; organizational networks; resource networks; supply chain flexibility model; uncertainties; Companies; Information systems; Manufacturing; Supply chains; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Service Systems and Service Management (ICSSSM), 2014 11th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3133-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICSSSM.2014.6943392
