Subcontractors in a partnership environment: a study on changing manufacturing strategy

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 60, Issue , 1999, Pages 165-170

  Lehtinen, Ulla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; OUTSOURCING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

PARTNERSHIP; SUBCONTRACTORS; SUPPLY MANAGEMENT;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 0032651710     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5273(98)00154-6     Document Type: Article

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