The role of customer relationships in the growth of small- To medium-sized manufacturers

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 427-445

  Valsamakis, Vassilios P ^a,c   Sprague, Linda G ^a,b  

^a ROLLS ROYCE PLC   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c CHINA EUROPE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (China)

Author keywords

Customers; Growth; Manufacturing; Small To medium sized enterprises; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035629145     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570110381354     Document Type: Article

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