The design and operation of distribution centres within agile supply chains.

dc.contributor.author	Baker, Peter
dc.date.accessioned	2008-11-26T11:02:36Z
dc.date.available	2008-11-26T11:02:36Z
dc.date.issued	2008-01
dc.description.abstract	Although the need to respond to volatile market places has been addressed in recent years by the concept of agility, the precise role of distribution centres within agile supply chains has only been partially explored. This paper examines this particular area by means of nine case studies into how individual business units design and operate distribution centres to provide a rapid response to their markets. The solutions used by these companies are categorised to form a framework for addressing this subject and as a basis for further research into the practical application of agility at the distribution centre level.	en_UK
dc.identifier.citation	Peter Baker, The design and operation of distribution centres within agile supply chains, International Journal of Production Economics, Volume 111, Issue 1, Managing Supply Chain Network, January 2008, Pages 27-41	en_UK
dc.identifier.issn	0925-5273
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2006.09.019
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1826/3014
dc.language.iso	en	en_UK
dc.publisher	Elsevier	en_UK
dc.relation.isreferencedby	http://hdl.handle.net/1826/3022
dc.subject	Warehousing	en_UK
dc.subject	Agility	en_UK
dc.subject	Flexibility	en_UK
dc.subject	Capability	en_UK
dc.subject	Competency	en_UK
dc.title	The design and operation of distribution centres within agile supply chains.	en_UK
dc.type	Postprint	en_UK