Purchasing's strategic irrelevance

European Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 257-263

  Ramsay, John ^a  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Purchasing; Resource based perspective; Strategic importance; Sustainable competitive advantage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042761844     PISSN: 09697012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-7012(01)00007-7     Document Type: Article

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