The future of purchasing and supply management research: About relevance and rigor

Journal of Supply Chain Management

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 56-72

  van Weele, Arjan J ^a   van Raaij, Erik M ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Purchasing; Supply management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893690462     PISSN: 15232409     EISSN: 1745493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jscm.12042     Document Type: Article

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