Attaining world-class R&D by benchmarking buyer-supplier relationships

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 39-47

  Hurmelinna, Pia ^a   Peltola, Satu ^a   Tuimala, Jarno ^b,c   Virolainen, Veli Matti ^a  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b HÄME UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^c NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Buyer supplier relationships; R D

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; COMPETITION; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; MANAGERS;

COLLABORATION;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0036839171     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5273(02)00241-4     Document Type: Article

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