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Sustainable Procurement: Comparing In-House and Outsourcing Implementation Modes

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Sustainable Procurement: Comparing In-House and Outsourcing Implementation Modes. / Sayed, Maysara; Hendry, Linda; Bell, Marta.
In: Production Planning and Control, Vol. 32, No. 2, 25.01.2021, p. 145-168.

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Sayed, M, Hendry, L & Bell, M 2021, 'Sustainable Procurement: Comparing In-House and Outsourcing Implementation Modes', Production Planning and Control, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 145-168. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2020.1717661

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Sayed, M., Hendry, L., & Bell, M. (2021). Sustainable Procurement: Comparing In-House and Outsourcing Implementation Modes. Production Planning and Control, 32(2), 145-168. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2020.1717661

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Sayed M, Hendry L, Bell M. Sustainable Procurement: Comparing In-House and Outsourcing Implementation Modes. Production Planning and Control. 2021 Jan 25;32(2):145-168. Epub 2020 Jan 24. doi: 10.1080/09537287.2020.1717661

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Sayed, Maysara ; Hendry, Linda ; Bell, Marta. / Sustainable Procurement : Comparing In-House and Outsourcing Implementation Modes. In: Production Planning and Control. 2021 ; Vol. 32, No. 2. pp. 145-168.

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