Supply networks and complex adaptive systems: control versus emergence
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In recognizing a supply network as a complex adaptive system and not as a mere system, the management of supply networks should maintain an appropriate balance between how much to control and how much to let emerge.
Publication Name: Journal of Operations Management
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0272-6963
Year: 2001
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Survey research in operations management : historical analyses
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A comprehensive assessment of 285 survey research articles, in operations management (OM), published between 1980 and 2000 is provided. The state and evolution of survey research, in OM is also reflected.
Publication Name: Journal of Operations Management
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0272-6963
Year: 2003
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The supply base and its complexity: implications for transaction costs, risks, responsiveness, and innovation
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Effects of complexity of supply bases on supply chain management by organizations are described.
Publication Name: Journal of Operations Management
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0272-6963
Year: 2006
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