Inter-organisational supplier development: The case of customer attractiveness and strategic fit

Supply Chain Management

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 152-171

  Mortensen, Mads ^a   Arlbjørn, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Customer attractiveness; Customers; Inter organisational supplier development; Supplier commitment; Supplier motivation; Suppliers; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857956899     PISSN: 13598546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13598541211212898     Document Type: Review

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