Criteria for sourcing from developing countries

Strategic Outsourcing: An International Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-164

  Oke, Adegoke ^a   Maltz, Arnold ^a   Erik Christiansen, Poul ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Copenhagen Business School ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Manufacturing systems; Purchasing; Sourcing; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993016604     PISSN: 17538297     EISSN: 17538300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17538290910973367     Document Type: Article

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