Enabling Improved Bussiness Relationship - How Information Technology Makes a Difference

Procurement Strategies: A Relationship-based Approach

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 123-166

  Duyshart, Bruce ^a   Mohamed, Sherif ^b   Hampson, Keith ^c   Walker, Derek ^d  

^a Lend Lease Investment Management   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Australian CRC for Construction Innovation   (Australia)

^d RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication technology; Construction industry; Construction projects; Local area networks; Retail trade

Indexed keywords

LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; SALES;

BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS; COMMUNICATION EFFECTIVENESS; COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; PROCUREMENT STRATEGY; RETAIL TRADE; SUBSTANTIAL INVESTIGATIONS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 84953862785     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470690635.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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