Insights from action research: Implementing an innovative lean procurement framework for global sourcing

International Business Management

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 416-424

  Costantino, Francesco ^a   Di Gravio, Giulio ^a   Nonino, Fabio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Global sourcing; Italy; Lean procurement; Nearshoring; Supplier

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928694227     PISSN: 19935250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ibm.2015.416.424     Document Type: Article

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