Learning to work with interdependencies effectively: the case of the HRM forum of the suppliers teams at Volvo Cars Gent

Supply Chain Management: An International Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 95-100

  Lambrechts, Frank ^a   Taillieu, Tharsi ^b   Sips, Koen ^c  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Point Consulting Group   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Belgium; Case studies; Critical success factors; Suppliers; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949317599     PISSN: 13598546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13598541011028705     Document Type: Article

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