Exploring supply chain opportunities in the UK utilities sector and the supporting role of eMarketplaces

Supply Chain Management

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 264-271

  Smart, Alan ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electronic commerce; Private sector organizations; Procurement; Supply chain management; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944478696     PISSN: 13598546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13598540510612730     Document Type: Article

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