Cooperating and competing in supply networks: Making sense of a triadic sourcing strategy

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 170-179

  Dubois, Anna ^a   Fredriksson, Peter ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Competition; Cooperation; Sourcing strategy; Supply networks; Triads

Indexed keywords

EID: 50649085014     PISSN: 14784092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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