Purchased business services influence downstream supply chain members

International Journal of Service Industry Management

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 307-321

  Vandaele, Darline ^a   Gemmel, Paul ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Customer satisfaction; Services; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250371003     PISSN: 09564233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09564230710751505     Document Type: Article

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