Performance measurement perspectives in Virtual Partnering projects in the construction industry

International Journal of Electronic Customer Relationship Management

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 169-183

  Lam, Frankie K S ^a   Lai, Ivan K W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b MACAU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Macao)

Author keywords

measurement perspectives; SCM; SCR; supply chain management; supply chain relationship; virtual partnering; virtual partnering relationship; VP; VPR

Indexed keywords

EID: 58449114510     PISSN: 17500664     EISSN: 17500672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJECRM.2007.016019     Document Type: Article

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