Supplier involvement in product development in the electronics industry: A case study

Journal of Engineering and Technology Management - JET-M

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 374-397

  McIvor, Ronan ^a   Humphreys, Paul ^a   Cadden, Trevor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collaborative product design; Product development; Supplier involvement

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; PRODUCT DESIGN;

BUYER SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS; EARLY SUPPLIER INVOLVEMENT (ESI); KEY SUPPLIERS; MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33751212151     PISSN: 09234748     EISSN: 18791719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jengtecman.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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