Use of supply chains and supply chain managment to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of GIS units

THESIS Presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree PHILOSOPHIAE DOCTOR in GEOGRAPHY in the FACULTY OF SCIENCE of the UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG

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