Purchaser-originated benchmarking: Probing

Benchmarking: An International Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 431-444

  Current, John R ^a   Weber, Charles A ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES   (United States)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Data analysis; Multiprogramming; Purchasing

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; DATA REDUCTION; DECISION MAKING; PURCHASING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

QUALITY FIELDS;

MULTIPROGRAMMING;

EID: 0242269900     PISSN: 14635771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14635770310495483     Document Type: Article

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