Reverse e-auctions: exploring reasons for use and buyer’s satisfaction

International Journal of Integrated Supply Management

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 410-420

  Hartley, Janet L ^a   Duplaga, Edward A ^b   Lane, Michelle D ^a  

^a Green State University   (United States)

^b WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

e auctions; e procurement; purchasing; reverse auctions; sourcing; supplier selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749111195     PISSN: 14775360     EISSN: 17418097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJISM.2005.006303     Document Type: Article

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