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Explore Business Horizons, the Kelley School's
bimonthly journal publishing original articles of interest to business academicians and practitioners. Marc J. Dollinger, professor of business administration, serves as editor-in-chief.

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Delphi Study on Supply Chain Flexibility

2005, International Journal of Production Research

Rhonda R. Lummus, R. Vokurka, L. Duclos

Abstract

The flexibility literature is dominated by research on manufacturing flexibility. More recently, supply chain flexibility has been recognized as an important flexibility construct for meeting customer demand. An Internet-based Delphi study involving a group of expert practitioners is used to enumerate the characteristics, and the importance of those characteristics, in making a supply chain flexible. Expert opinion is one method for gathering information that can be used to develop a model of supply chain flexibility and provide a framework for future research.

Citation

Lummus, R., R. Vokurka, and L. Duclos (2005), "Delphi Study on Supply Chain Flexibility," International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 43, No. 13, pp. 2687-2708.