The impact of third-party logistics performance on the logistics and export performance of users: An empirical study

Maritime Economics and Logistics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 121-139

  Yeung, Andy C L ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Customised services; Delivery quality; Logistics performance; Price; Third party logistics; Timeliness

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745804945     PISSN: 14792931     EISSN: 1479294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.mel.9100155     Document Type: Article

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