The integration of suppliers and manufacturers within construction supply chains through innovative procurement strategies

International Journal of Value Chain Management

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 358-370

  Khalfan, Malik M A ^a   McDermott, Peter ^a   Li, Xianguang ^a   Arif, Mohammed ^a   Kashyap, Mukesh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clients; Construction industry; Procurement strategies; Suppliers and manufacturers; Supply chain integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 48049122158     PISSN: 17415357     EISSN: 17415365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJVCM.2008.019518     Document Type: Article

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