Buyer-supplier relationships in a servitized environment: An examination with Cannon and Perreault's framework

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 650-675

  Bastl, Marko ^a   Johnson, Mark ^a   Lightfoot, Howard ^b   Evans, Steve ^c  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buyer seller relationships; Buyer supplier relationships; Integrated solutions; Servitization; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860713698     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443571211230916     Document Type: Article

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