African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4190

Full Length Research Paper

Supply chain management constraints in Tanzanian small and medium enterprises

Jesca Mhoja Nkwabi
  • Jesca Mhoja Nkwabi
  • Department of Business and Creative Industries, Faculty of Business and Enterprise, University of the West of Scotland London Campus, London, England.
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  •  Received: 28 August 2019
  •  Accepted: 22 October 2019
  •  Published: 31 October 2019

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