Assessing the future challenges in strategic sourcing commodity from China: A case-study analysis

Asia Pacific Business Review

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 527-544

  Towers, Neil ^a   Song, Yi ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Chinese garment supply; Commodity; Fuzzy logic methodology; Strategic global sourcing; Trading relationships

Indexed keywords

COMMODITY; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GARMENT INDUSTRY; OUTSOURCING; TRADE RELATIONS;

CHINA;

EID: 78049499452     PISSN: 13602381     EISSN: 1743792X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13602380903068071     Document Type: Article

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