Comparing third party logistics usage in the service and manufacturing industries: A Saudi Arabian perspective

International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 38-51

  Sohail, M Sadiq ^a   Al Abdali, Obaid Saad ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Contract logistics; Manufacturing; Outsourcing; Saudi Arabia; Services

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745931059     PISSN: 17427967     EISSN: 17427975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2006.008216     Document Type: Article

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