Strategic Supplier Selection: The Importance of Process Formality in Non-Automated Supplier Selection Decisions

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Strategic Supplier Selection: The Importance of Process Formality in Non-Automated Supplier Selection Decisions. / Woschank, Manuel; Dallasega, Patrick; Zunk, Bernd M. et al.
in: Cogent Engineering, Jahrgang 9.2022, Nr. 1, 01.07.2022, S. 2094853.

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Woschank M, Dallasega P, Zunk BM, Pacher C. Strategic Supplier Selection: The Importance of Process Formality in Non-Automated Supplier Selection Decisions. Cogent Engineering. 2022 Jul 1;9.2022(1):2094853. Epub 2022 Jul 1. doi: 10.1080/23311916.2022.2094853

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Woschank, Manuel ; Dallasega, Patrick ; Zunk, Bernd M. et al. / Strategic Supplier Selection: The Importance of Process Formality in Non-Automated Supplier Selection Decisions. in: Cogent Engineering. 2022 ; Jahrgang 9.2022, Nr. 1. S. 2094853.

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