The alignment of appropriate firm and supply strategies for competitive advantage

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 403-428

  Cousins, Paul D ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economics; Resources; Structural theory; Supply; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844389806     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570510593120     Document Type: Article

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