Sourcing in China: Strategies, methods and experiences

Sourcing in China: Strategies, Methods and Experiences

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1-242

  Nassimbeni, Guido ^a   Sartor, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

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DOI: 10.1057/9780230625525     Document Type: Book

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