Why tense, unstable, and diverse relations are inherent in co-designing with suppliers: An aerospace case study

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 221-250

  O'Sullivan, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33645855229     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: 14643650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/dtj015     Document Type: Article

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