Supply Chain Resilience – An Empirical Exploration of Barriers and Enablers in Military Settings
By: Thomas Ekström
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.31374/sjms.350 | Journal eISSN: 2596-3856
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Submitted on: Oct 17, 2024
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