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Are More Suppliers Better?

Y. GuoDepartment of Management Science and Information SystemsPennsylvania State University
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R. GaneshanDepartment of Management Science and Information SystemsPennsylvania State University
Pages 892-895 | Received 01 Jul 1993, Accepted 01 Nov 1994, Published online: 20 Dec 2017

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