Flexibility and Agility - Key Indicators in Supply Chain

Bianca Maria Guliman; Larisa Gavrila

doi:10.18662/lumproc.47

Bianca Maria Guliman PhD Student, Politehnica University, Bucharest
Larisa Gavrila PhD Student, Politehnica University, Bucharest

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18662/lumproc.47

Keywords: Agility; Supply Chain; Flexibility; Added Value

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the impact of innovation on supply chain and how flexibility and agility create a real advantage for a supply chain. Under different environmental conditions, supply chain flexibility has sustainably contributed in making logistics systems efficient, agile. The results of a survey applied to 100 responders, shows that, as distinctive capabilities, both logistics flexibility/agility and relationship flexibility have great effects on the level of supply added value, customer satisfaction, level of logistics service quality.

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