Deployment of vendor capabilities and competences throughout the outsourcing process

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 351-374

  Perunović, Zoran ^a   Christoffersen, Mads ^a   Mefford, Robert N ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

Capabilities; Competences; Contract electronics manufacturing; Electronics industry; Manufacturing industries; Outsourcing; Outsourcing process; Relationship management; Vendor relations; Vendor's perspective

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856768160     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443571211212619     Document Type: Article

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