Co-operation or coercion? Supplier networks and relationships in the UK food industry

Supply Chain Management

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 39-47

  Robson, Ian ^a   Rawnsley, Vikkey ^b  

^a Graduate School

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Channel relations; Code of practice; Consumer attitudes; Food industry; Supply chain management; United kingdom

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FOOD PROCESSING; INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS; MANAGERS; MARKETING; PUBLIC POLICY; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

CHANNEL RELATIONS; CODE OF PRACTICE; CONSUMER ATTITUDES; FOOD INDUSTRY; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 3843116599     PISSN: 13598546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13598540110384279     Document Type: Article

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