Organization of global sourcing: Ways towards an optimal degree of centralization

European Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

Volumn 5, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 167-174

  Arnold, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Centralization; Global sourcing; Purchasing organization; Supply strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033195449     PISSN: 09697012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-7012(99)00023-4     Document Type: Article

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