The role of information technology in supply-chain relationships: Does partner criticality matter?

Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing

Volumn 20, Issue 4-5, 2005, Pages 169-178

  Kim, Daekwan ^a   Cavusgil, S Tamer ^b   Calantone, Roger J ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Partners; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 22944448337     PISSN: 08858624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/08858620510603846     Document Type: Article

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