TY  - JOUR
AB  - Firms operating in an international environment face a host of uncertainties that make it difficult to meet deadlines reliably. To be reliable in an uncertain and changing environment, firms must be able to quickly respond to changes. The ability to do this in a useful time frame is called agility. Unfortunately, measures taken to increase agility often lead to increases in complexity, which works against agility. We propose a theoretical construct linking elements of uncertainty with aspects of agility, pointing out the two‐edged nature of the requisite capabilities. We illustrate our points with examples from five case studies.
VL  - 21
IS  - 5/6
SN  - 0144-3577
DO  - 10.1108/01443570110390507
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/01443570110390507
AU  - Prater Edmund
AU  - Biehl Markus
AU  - Smith Michael Alan
PY  - 2001
Y1  - 2001/01/01
TI  - International supply chain agility ‐ Tradeoffs between flexibility and uncertainty
T2  - International Journal of Operations & Production Management
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 823
EP  - 839
Y2  - 2024/09/19
ER  -