Supplier diversity and supply chain management: A strategic approach

Business Horizons

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 219-229

  Adobor, Henry ^a   McMullen, Ronald ^a  

^a QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Minority suppliers; Strategic approach; Supplier diversity; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947327717     PISSN: 00076813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bushor.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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