Using e-procurement applications to achieve integration: What role does firm size play?

Supply Chain Management

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-34

  Pearcy, Dawn H ^a   Giunipero, Larry C ^b  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Companies; Electronic commerce; Procurement; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349153576     PISSN: 13598546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13598540810850292     Document Type: Article

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