Role of Flexibility in Supply Chain Design and Modeling – Introduction to the Special Issue

Omega: the International Journal of Management Science 2009
Charu Chandra, Jānis Grabis

In this introductory note, we describe the motivation behind this special issue on supply chain design and modeling. We begin by noting the potential opportunities offered by flexibility of a system in enhancing its functionalities and capabilities. After defining the nature of flexibility, we briefly describe flexibility in a supply chain, pertinent issues, and potential tools and techniques utilized for designing and modeling flexibility in it. We close out with a brief review of the articles in this issue and their relevance to the interests of decision makers

Keywords
Supply chain flexibility; Design and modeling of supply chain
DOI
10.1016/j.omega.2008.07.003
Hyperlink
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305048308000868

Chandra, C., Grabis, J. Role of Flexibility in Supply Chain Design and Modeling – Introduction to the Special Issue. Omega: the International Journal of Management Science , 2009, Vol.37, Iss.4, pp.743-745. ISSN 0305-0483. Available from: doi:10.1016/j.omega.2008.07.003

Publication language
English (en)