Quality management practices in purchasing and its effect on purchasing's operational performance and internal customer satisfaction

International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 325-344

  Sánchez Rodríguez, Cristóbal ^a   Hemsworth, David ^b   Martínez Lorente, Ángel R ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NIPISSING UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

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EID: 33847052595     PISSN: 13675567     EISSN: 1469848X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13675560410001716214     Document Type: Article

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