Real options: Applications to logistics and transportation

International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 252-270

  Tibben Lembke, Ronald S ^a   Rogers, Dale S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution management; Risk management; Transport management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646885249     PISSN: 09600035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09600030610672037     Document Type: Article

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