An empirical model of supplier relation and management for better quality

International Journal of Applied Management Science

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 217-233

  Zu, Xingxing ^a   Cui, Yunwei ^b  

^a MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DOWNTOWN   (United States)

Author keywords

QM; Quality management; Supplier management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881044200     PISSN: 17558913     EISSN: 17558921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJAMS.2013.055424     Document Type: Article

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