Supply relationship evaluation:. The relationship assessment process (RAP) and beyond

European Management Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 274-287

  Johnsen, Thomas E ^a   Johnsen, Rhona E ^b   Lamming, Richard C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Conceptual framework; Networks; Relationship evaluation; Supply relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 46749145022     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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