Supply risk management functions of sourcing intermediaries: An investigation of the clothing industry

Supply Chain Management

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 509-522

  Vedel, Mette ^a   Ellegaard, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Garment industry; Global sourcing; Intermediaries; Qualitative research; Risk management; Sourcing; Sourcing intermediary; Supply risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883076451     PISSN: 13598546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/SCM-09-2012-0295     Document Type: Article

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