The Economic Theory of International Supply Chains: A Systems View

International Journal of the Economics of Business

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 163-186

  Casson, Mark ^a   Wadeson, Nigel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coordination; International; Offshoring; Outsourcing; Strategy; Supply Chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880288808     PISSN: 13571516     EISSN: 14661829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13571516.2013.783514     Document Type: Article

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