Delphi study on supply chain flexibility

The. flexibility literature is dominated by research on manufacturing. flexibility. More recently, supply chain. flexibility has been recognized as an important. flexibility construct for meeting customer demand. An Internet- based Delphi study involving a group of expert practitioners is used to enumerate the characteristics, and the importance of those characteristics, in making a supply chain. flexible. Expert opinion is one method for gathering information that can be used to develop a model of supply chain. flexibility and provide a framework for future research.