A decision-maker-centred supplier selection approach for critical supplies

Management Decision

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 918-932

  Micheli, Guido ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Decision making; Risk management; Supplier relations; Suppliers

Indexed keywords

EID: 45349084896     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251740810882671     Document Type: Article

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