E-reverse auctions revisited: An analysis of context, buyer-supplier relations and information behavior

Journal of Supply Chain Management

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 47-63

  Lösch, Andrea ^a   Lambert, J Siân ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 35348861441     PISSN: 15232409     EISSN: 1745493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-493X.2007.00040.x     Document Type: Article

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