The real meaning of value in trading relationships

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 549-565

  Ramsay, John ^a  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buyer seller relationships; Value chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444446367     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570510599719     Document Type: Article

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