Deliberate and emergent logistics strategies in food retailing: A case study of the Greek multiple food retail sector

Supply Chain Management

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 189-200

  Bourlakis, Michael A ^a   Bourlakis, Constantine A ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Greece; Logistics; Multiple retailers; Strategy

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; FOOD PRODUCTS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LOGISTICS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; WAREHOUSES;

GREECE; LOGISTICAL OPERATIONS; MULTIPLE RETAILERS; STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0345734905     PISSN: 13598546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13598540110402728     Document Type: Review

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