Unity is strength: A study of supplier relationship management integration

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 4804-4810

  Oghazi, Pejvak ^a   Rad, Fakhreddin Fakhrai ^a   Zaefarian, Ghasem ^b   Beheshti, Hooshang M ^c   Mortazavi, Sina ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Process; Supplier relationship management; Supply chain management, manufactory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975451052     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.04.034     Document Type: Article

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