Exploring the business case for e-procurement

International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 181-201

  Smart, Alan ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Electronic commerce; Procurement; Purchasing

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952265107     PISSN: 09600035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09600031011035083     Document Type: Article

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