Exploring variables of transaction costs in Brazilian automotive supply chains

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 567-590

  Maia, Jonas Lucio ^a   Cerra, Aline Lamon ^a   Filho, Alceu Gomes Alves ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Brazil; Supply chain management; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

ASSET SPECIFICITY; AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE; AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR; AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY CHAINS; BUSINESS STRATEGY; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; LONG LASTING; REDUCED COST; REINFORCING EFFECTS; RESTRUCTURING PROCESS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; TRANSACTION COST; TRANSACTION COST ECONOMICS;

AUTOMOBILE ENGINES; AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; COMPETITION; COST REDUCTION; LOGISTICS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUPPLY CHAINS;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77951774831     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635571011039034     Document Type: Article

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