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Is inventory performance helping to improve SME credit ratings? The moderating role of supply chain concentration

Mingjie Fanga Department of Logistics, Service & Operations Management, Korea University Business School, Seoul, South KoreaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2548-6479View further author information
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Feng Liub Business School, Shandong University, Weihai, ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9367-049XView further author information
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Kwangtae Parka Department of Logistics, Service & Operations Management, Korea University Business School, Seoul, South KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 880-884 | Published online: 13 Dec 2022

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