Internet supporting the procurement process: Lessons from four case studies

Integrated Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 632-641

  Bartezzaghi, Emilio ^a   Ronchi, Stefano ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Channel relationships; Internet; Procurement; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; MARKETING; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; WORLD WIDE WEB;

CUSTOMER SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS; INVENTORY MANAGEMENT;

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS;

EID: 0344981455     PISSN: 09576061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09576060310503447     Document Type: Article

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