What multinational corporations with manufacturing plants in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are demanding from their suppliers

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 363-373

  McAleer, E ^a   McIvor, R ^a   Humphreys, P ^a   McCurry, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Supply chain; TQM; World class manufacturing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993047825     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000006853     Document Type: Article

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