When excessive cost savings measurement drowns the objectives

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 125-135

  Nollet, Jean ^a   Calvi, Richard ^b   Audet, Estelle ^a   Côté, Marjorie ^a  

^a HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CERAG CNRS UMR 5820   (France)

Author keywords

Cost savings; Cost savings measurement system; Measurement system; Purchasing performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 43949083708     PISSN: 14784092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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