Building trust between growers and market agents

Supply Chain Management

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-78

  Batt, Peter J ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agents; Australia; Buyer seller relationships; Fruit; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

BUYER-SELLER RELATIONSHIPS; MARKET AGENTS; SHOP FLOORS; VEGETABLES;

COMMERCE; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; COSTS; FRUITS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; RISKS; SHOPPING CENTERS;

MARKETING;

EID: 3242665949     PISSN: 13598546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13598540310463378     Document Type: Review

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