Buyer supplier perspectives on supply chain relationships

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1269-1290

  Ambrose, Eamonn ^a   Marshall, Donna ^a   Lynch, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Buyer seller relationships; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 78449301469     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443571011094262     Document Type: Article

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