How to make E-procurement viable for SME suppliers

Production Planning and Control

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 671-677

  Berlak, Joachim ^a   Weber, Volker ^b  

^a Fauser AG   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Competence networks; E Procurement; SMEs; Virtual markets

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MARKETING; PERSONNEL; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WORLD WIDE WEB;

COMPETENCE NETWORKS; E-PROCUREMENT; SMALL AN MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES (SME); STRATEGIC NETWORKS; VIRTUAL MARKETS;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 9244264396     PISSN: 09537287     EISSN: 13665871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537280412331298139     Document Type: Article

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