Methodologies for rapid and effective response to requests for quotation (RFQs)

IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 825-838

  Veeramani, Dharmaraj ^a   Joshi, Pawan ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COST ACCOUNTING;

REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS (RFQ);

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031250232     PISSN: 0740817X     EISSN: 15458830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07408179708966405     Document Type: Article

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