Co-located supplier clusters: Forms, functions and theoretical perspectives

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-78

  Reichhart, Andreas ^a   Holweg, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Sourcing; Suppliers

Indexed keywords

EID: 37548998616     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570810841103     Document Type: Article

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