An exploratory analysis of facility operators in the German chemical industry

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1207-1223

  Seuring, Stefan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemical industries; Germany; Outsourcing; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141942101     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570310496634     Document Type: Article

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