TY - BOOK AU - Nellore,Rajesh TI - Managing buyer-supplier relations: the winning edge through specification management T2 - Routledge studies in business organizations and networks SN - 0415253039 (hb : alk. paper) AV - HD39.5 .N45 2001 PY - 2001/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Industrial procurement KW - Relationship marketing N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [186]-192) and index; A theoretical perspective on specifications--Specifications:do we really understand them--visionary driven outsourced development--redefining the role of product specifications--mapping the low of specifications--Application of specifications in outsourcing: portfolio approaches--contracts to help validate specifications--managing system suppliers:an uphill task--Digital procurement ER -