Criteria for achieving efficient contractor-supplier relations

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 381-393

  Frödell, Mikael ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Buyer supplier relationships; Construction industry; Long term orientation; Supplier relationship management; Sweden

Indexed keywords

BUYER-SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS; CORE VALUES; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; INPUT VARIABLES; LONG-TERM ORIENTATION; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; PROJECT-BASED; SUB-OPTIMIZATION; SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS; SWEDEN; TOTAL COSTS;

COMMERCE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; EFFICIENCY; MANUFACTURE; SALES;

CONTRACTORS;

EID: 79960212446     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699981111145826     Document Type: Article

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