Electronic procurement applications and their impact on supplier relationship management

International Journal of Services, Technology and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 439-462

  Wagner, Stephan M ^a   Essig, Michael ^b  

^a WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

^b BUNDESWEHR UNIVERSITY MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electronic catalogue; Electronic marketplace; Electronic procurement; Information technology; Private network; Procurement object; Supplier relationship management

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PURCHASING;

ELECTRONIC CATALOGUE; ELECTRONIC MARKETPLACE; ELECTRONIC PROCUREMENT; INDUSTRIALISATION PHASE; PRIVATE NETWORK; SUPPLIERS; TRANSACTION PHASE;

ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY;

EID: 33845388465     PISSN: 14606720     EISSN: 1741525X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSTM.2006.011286     Document Type: Article

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