An empirical investigation of outsourcing decisions

Journal of Supply Chain Management

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 33-41

  Laios, Lambros ^a   Moschuris, Socrates ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

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EID: 3242681895     PISSN: 15232409     EISSN: 1745493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-493X.1999.tb00054.x     Document Type: Article

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