The effects of volume consolidation on buyer-supplier relationships: A study of Chinese firms

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 152-162

  Cai, Shaohan ^a   Yang, Zhilin ^b   Hu, Zuohao ^c  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Tsinghua University   (China)

Author keywords

Supply base reduction; Supply chain management; Volume consolidation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955924744     PISSN: 14784092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2009.12.002     Document Type: Article

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