Many firms have shifted to response‐based supply chain systems instead of traditional push systems. Research results are presented covering a specific type of response‐based system, Automatic Replenishment Programs (ARPs), in which inventory restocking is triggered by actual sales. The paper looks a
Microcomputer adoption — The impact of organizational size and structure
✍ Scribed by Mary R. Lind; Robert W. Zmud; William A. Fischer
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 606 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0378-7206
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