The impact of supplier development on buyer competitive advantage: A path analytic model

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 353-366

  Li, Wenli ^a   Humphreys, Paul K ^b   Yeung, Andy C L ^c   Cheng, T C E ^c  

^a JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Path model; Supplier development

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC MODELS; COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; MANUFACTURING FIRMS; PATH MODELS; STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES; SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT; SUPPLIER EVALUATIONS; SUPPLIER PERFORMANCE; TOP MANAGEMENT;

COMPETITION; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 80055048260     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.06.019     Document Type: Article

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