Re-engineering global supply chains: Alliances between manufacturing firms and global logistics services providers

International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 13-34

  Bhatnagar, Rohit ^a   Viswanathan, S ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Alliances; Asia; Logistics; Strategic planning; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007061127     PISSN: 09600035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09600030010307966     Document Type: Article

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