Assessing the Operational Cost of Offshore Sourcing Strategies

The International Journal of Logistics Management

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 79-90

  Lowson, Robert H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Offshore investment; Operating costs; Purchasing; Sourcing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992961535     PISSN: 09574093     EISSN: 17586550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09574090210806441     Document Type: Article

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