Partnering in the construction industry-Problems and opportunities

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 254-263

  Gadde, Lars Erik ^a   Dubois, Anna ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Partnering; Purchasing strategy; Supplier relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 78549240531     PISSN: 14784092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2010.09.002     Document Type: Article

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