Agility in a project-oriented traditional industry

Päivi Iskanius; Heli Helaakoski

Agility in a project-oriented traditional industry

Päivi Iskanius
, Heli Helaakoski

University of Oulu

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Abstract

This study contributes to the discussion on agility in supply chain management (SCM) and provides a novel focus on the development of an agile supply chain in a project-oriented supply chain. The object of this study is to develop an agile supply chain for the case network which is moving towards project-oriented business. It is concluded that in project-oriented supply chain, agility is necessary for competitiveness, and comprehensive implementation of information and communication technologies (ICTs) throughout the supply chain is of utmost importance in the development of an agile supply chain.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Developing sustainable collaborative supply chains
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on Logistics, 12th ISL
Editors	Kulwant S. Pawar
Publisher	Centre for Concurrent Enterprise (CCE)
Pages	58-63
ISBN (Print)	978-0-85358-218-2
Publication status	Published - 2007
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	12th International Symposium on Logistics - Budapest, Hungary Duration: 8 Jul 2007 → 10 Jul 2007

Conference

Conference	12th International Symposium on Logistics
Country/Territory	Hungary
City	Budapest
Period	8/07/07 → 10/07/07

Keywords

agent technology
agility
project-oriented supply chain

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Agility in a project-oriented traditional industry. / Iskanius, Päivi; Helaakoski, Heli.
Developing sustainable collaborative supply chains: Proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on Logistics, 12th ISL. ed. / Kulwant S. Pawar. Centre for Concurrent Enterprise (CCE), 2007. p. 58-63.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review

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