A decision support model based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process for the Make or Buy decision in manufacturing

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 258-271

  van de Water, Henny ^a   van Peet, Heleen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Analytic Hierarchy Process; Make or Buy decision; Make or Buy model; Outsourcing; Strategic sourcing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947223485     PISSN: 14784092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2007.01.003     Document Type: Article

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