Buyer-supplier relationships in firms adopting advanced manufacturing technology: An empirical analysis of the implementation of hard and soft technologies

Journal of Engineering and Technology Management - JET-M

Volumn 15, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 127-152

  Burgess, T F ^a   Gules, H K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Advanced manufacturing technology; Supplier collaboration; Technology implementation

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY (AMT); BUYER SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS;

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0032096110     PISSN: 09234748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-4748(98)00010-1     Document Type: Article

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