Improving supply chain relations: An empirical case study

Supply Chain Management

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 253-264

  Wagner, Beverly A ^a   Macbeth, Douglas K ^b   Boddy, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alliances; Collaboration; Organizational change; Partnering; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

MOTIVATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP; COMPLEX PROCESSES; STRATEGIC MOTIVATION; SUPPLY CHAIN RELATIONS;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 2342535431     PISSN: 13598546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13598540210438980     Document Type: Article

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