Debiasing the supplier selection decision: A taxonomy and conceptualization

International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 792-821

  Kaufmann, Lutz ^a   Carter, Craig R ^b   Buhrmann, Christian ^a  

^a WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Supplier evolution

Indexed keywords

EID: 78349267899     PISSN: 09600035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09600031011093214     Document Type: Review

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