Upstream supply chain benefits from e-markets in the UK higher education sector

International Journal of Business Information Systems

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 93-119

  Johnson, Michael ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business information systems; Case study; E markets; Education exchange; Higher education sector; Lab Procure; Suppliers; Supply chain benefits; UK

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649812346     PISSN: 17460972     EISSN: 17460980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBIS.2011.037299     Document Type: Article

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