TY - BOOK AU - Flynn,Barbara Bechler AU - Morita,Michiya AU - Machuca,Jose TI - Managing global supply chain relationships: operations, strategies and practices SN - 9781616928629 (hardcover) AV - HD38.5 .F59 2011 U1 - 658.7 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Hershey Pa. PB - Business Science Reference KW - Business logistics KW - Production management KW - Industrial management N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 352-396) and index; Preparing for the worsts: Sustaining suppliers through the economic crisis -- Supplier integration in the Chinese automotive industry -- Control model for intelligent and demand-driven supply chains -- Investments in transaction-specific assets and opportunities behavior in a Chinese supply chain -- Challenges and opportunities in global supply chain integration -- Integration in global supply chains -- Internal supply chain integration: Effective integration strategies in the global context -- Developing angles of integration: On the alignment of internet-based information technology and supply cahin integration -- Effectsb of customer power on supply chain integration and performance N2 - "This book focuses on issues related to relationships among members of global supply chains, addressesing three important aspects of global supply chain relationships: supply chain integration and collaboration; outsourcing and offshoring of production; and recent growth in supplier networks"--Provided by publisher ER -