Utilizing cash-to-cash to benchmark company performance

Benchmarking: An International Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 449-461

  Randall, Wesley S ^a   Theodore Farris, M ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Cash flow; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349510739     PISSN: 14635771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14635770910972405     Document Type: Article

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