POSTPONEMENT: A SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
Journal Title: European Journal of Business and Social Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 9
Abstract
Nowadays the importance of a global production – distribution system capable to fulfill different customer needs and to maintain just in time supply capacity with minimum cost influence is being increasing. Postponement is the supply strategy, dealing with these concerns. This study presents the various postponement strategies, and their advantages, in production supply chain management which are applied at large in enterprises, in order to gain competitive advantage against their competitors.
Authors and Affiliations
Mihiotis A. | Hellenic Open University, School of Social Sciences 57-59 Bouboulinas Str., 262 22 Patras, Greece. E-mail: mihiotis@eap.gr
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