Outsourcing timing, contract selection, and negotiation

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 305-326

  Yao, Tao ^a   Jiang, Bin ^b   Young, Scott T ^b   Talluri, Srinivas ^c  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Buyer supplier negotiations; Contract selection; Contract timing; Outsourcing

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; BUYER-SUPPLIER NEGOTIATIONS; COST UNCERTAINTY; OUTSOURCE; PRACTICAL IMPORTANCE;

SUPPLY CHAINS; TIME MEASUREMENT;

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 76249117372     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540903174858     Document Type: Article

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