Supplier Base Management: Experiences from the UK and Germany

The International Journal of Logistics Management

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 45-58

  Lemke, Fred ^a   Goffin, Keith ^a   Szwejczewski, Marek ^a   Pfeiffer, Rolf ^b   Lohmüller, Bertram ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Export Akademie Baden Württemberg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Germany; South Korea; Supplier relations; Suppliers; Supply chain management; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 21544432177     PISSN: 09574093     EISSN: 17586550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09574090010806155     Document Type: Article

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