Outsourcing decision support: A survey of benefits, risks, and decision factors

Supply Chain Management: An International Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 467-482

  Kremic, Tibor ^a   Icmeli Tukel, Oya ^b   Rom, Walter O ^b  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision support systems; Multivariate analysis; Outsourcing; Publications

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750013504     PISSN: 13598546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13598540610703864     Document Type: Review

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