The relationship between information technology use and buyer-supplier relationships: An exploratory analysis of the buying firm's perspective

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 293-304

  Carr, Amelia S ^a   Smeltzer, Larry R ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Buyer supplier relationships; Purchasing's use of information technology

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SURVEYS;

AUTOMATED PURCHASING SYSTEMS; BUYER-SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS; COMPUTER LINKS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

PURCHASING;

EID: 0036704309     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2002.803389     Document Type: Article

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