The Selection of Distribution Control Techniques

The International Journal of Logistics Management

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 97-112

  de Leeuw, Sander ^a   Van Goor, ad R ^b   Ploos Van Amstel, Rien ^c  

^a BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Control; Distribution management; Distribution operations; Distribution systems; Effectiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745473858     PISSN: 09574093     EISSN: 17586550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09574099910805888     Document Type: Article

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