Supply Chain Proximity and Product Quality

Robert L. Bray
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Robert L. Bray
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Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208;
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Juan Camilo Serpa
Juan Camilo Serpa
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Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1G5, Canada;
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Ahmet Colak
Ahmet Colak
College of Business, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634
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Robert L. Bray

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Robert L. Bray

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2773-0663

Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208;

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Juan Camilo Serpa

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9737-2852

Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1G5, Canada;

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Ahmet Colak

College of Business, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634

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Published Online:17 May 2019https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2018.3161

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Received:September 15, 2017
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