Logistics outsourcing in the United Arab Emirates: Evidence and managerial implications

Journal of Marketing Channels

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-36

  Sohail, Mohammad Sadiq ^a   Anwar, Syed Aziz ^b   Chowdhury, Jhinuk ^c   Farhat, Nadia Rifat ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Logistics; Outsourcing; Third party logistics providers; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746619616     PISSN: 1046669X     EISSN: 15407039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J049v13n01_03     Document Type: Article

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