The effects of relationship quality and lean applications on buyer-seller relationships

International Journal of Business Performance and Supply Chain Modelling

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 378-400

  Sezen, Bulent ^a   Turkkantos, Sema ^a  

^a GEBZE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Buyer seller relationships; Fast moving consumer goods; Firm performance; FMCG; Lean applications; Relationship quality; Retailing; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908248336     PISSN: 17589401     EISSN: 1758941X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBPSCM.2013.058204     Document Type: Article

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