Research opportunities in purchasing and supply management

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 50, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 4556-4579

  Schoenherr, Tobias ^a   Modi, Sachin B ^b   Benton, W C ^c   Carter, Craig R ^d,e   Choi, Thomas Y ^e   Larson, Paul D ^f   Leenders, Michiel R ^g   Mabert, Vincent A ^h   Narasimhan, Ram ^a   Wagner, Stephan M ⁱ  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^e ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^h INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

future directions; nominal group technique; purchasing; research opportunities; supply management

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; FUTURE DIRECTIONS; GLOBALISATION; GROUP TECHNIQUE; MANUFACTURING COMPANIES; MANUFACTURING FIRMS; RAPID RATE; RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES; SUPPLY MANAGEMENT;

COMPETITION; INDUSTRY; MANUFACTURE; OUTSOURCING; PURCHASING; SALES;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84865046720     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2011.613870     Document Type: Article

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