Outsourcing in the chemical and automotive industries: Choice or competitive imperative?

Journal of Supply Chain Management

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 4-11

  Collins, Robert ^a   Bechler, Kimberly ^a  

^a IMD International Institute for Management Development in Switzerland   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84929742562     PISSN: 15232409     EISSN: 1745493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-493X.1999.tb00239.x     Document Type: Article

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