Specifications and supplier development in the UK electrical transmission and distribution equipment industry

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 164-178

  McGovern, Tom ^a   Hicks, Christian ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capital goods; Electricity supply; Specifications; Supplier development

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT EQUIPMENT; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CAPITAL GOODS; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT; TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS;

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33747156442     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2004.08.005     Document Type: Article

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