Information procurement practices of key actors in construction supply chains

European Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 155-164

  Edum Fotwe, F T ^a   Thorpe, A ^a   McCaffer, R ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction; Information; Organisation; Procurement; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009906160     PISSN: 09697012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-7012(00)00024-1     Document Type: Article

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