An empirical study on the impact of standardization of materials and purchasing procedures on purchasing and business performance

Supply Chain Management

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 56-64

  Sánchez Rodríguez, Cristóbal ^a   Hemsworth, David ^b   Martínez Lorente, Ángel R ^c   Clavel, José G ^d  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NIPISSING UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Purchasing techniques; Spain; Standardization

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644553528     PISSN: 13598546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13598540610642475     Document Type: Article

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