Supplier evaluations: The role of communication quality

Journal of Supply Chain Management

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 16-28

  Prahinski, Carol ^a   Fan, Ying ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 34447277644     PISSN: 15232409     EISSN: 1745493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-493X.2007.00032.x     Document Type: Article

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