Agility in a project-oriented supply chain

Päivi Iskanius; Heli Helaakoski

doi:10.1504/IJMED.2009.026303

Agility in a project-oriented supply chain

Päivi Iskanius, Heli Helaakoski

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Abstract

This study contributes to the discussion on agility in supply chain management and provides a novel focus on the enterprise development. The object of this study is to develop an agile supply chain for the case business network, which is moving towards project-oriented business, where quick response is a key issue and agile practices more attractive. It is concluded that in project-oriented business, agility is necessary for competitiveness, and comprehensive implementation of information and communication technologies throughout the supply chain is of utmost importance in the development of an agile supply chain.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	358-372
Number of pages	15
Journal	International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development
Volume	7
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMED.2009.026303
Publication status	Published - 2009
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

agent technology
agile supply chain
agility
enterprise development
project-oriented business
CI
continuous innovation
information systems integration

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Iskanius, P., & Helaakoski, H. (2009). Agility in a project-oriented supply chain. International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development, 7(4), 358-372. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMED.2009.026303

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