Abstract
The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry is a diverse industry of major economic importance. Computer hardware is an important part of this industry. Sales of the computer hardware were around 700 billion in 2014, and the market continuous to grow rapidly. It is strongly affected by the trend of computing consumerization which puts pressure on supply chain responsiveness. The ICT supply chains must respond to rapidly changing technological trends, characterized by a high level of competition and global distribution. Therefore, supply chain agility and reconfigurability are of high importance in this domain.
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Chandra, C., Grabis, J. (2016). Application in ICT Distribution. In: Supply Chain Configuration. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-3557-4_14
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