Selection of planned supply initiatives: The role of senior management expertise

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1280-1302

  Johnson, P Fraser ^a   Klassen, Robert D ^a   Leenders, Michiel R ^a   Awaysheh, Amrou ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Purchasing; Senior management; Supply chain management; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 35748943859     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570710835624     Document Type: Article

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