Critical success factors for B2B e-commerce use within the UK NHS pharmaceutical supply chain

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1156-1185

  Cullen, Andrea J ^a   Taylor, Margaret ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b BRADFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical success factors; Electronic commerce; National Health Service; Pharmaceuticals industry; Supply chain management; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350306425     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570911000177     Document Type: Article

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