Supply chain collaboration and sustainability: A profile deviation analysis

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 639-663

  Blome, Constantin ^a   Paulraj, Antony ^b   Schuetz, Kai ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c EBS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Buyer supplier relationships; Customer collaboration; Learning; Profile deviation; Supplier collaboration; Supply chain management; Survey; Sustainability; Sustainable supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899723264     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJOPM-11-2012-0515     Document Type: Article

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