Buyer-supplier relationships in the Turkish automotive industry

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 947-970

  Wasti, S Nazli ^a   Kozan, M Kamil ^b   Kuman, Ayca ^c  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ST JOHN FISHER COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Ankara Chamber of Industry   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Buyers; Developing countries; Suppliers; Supply chain management; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747101985     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570610682580     Document Type: Article

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