Coordinate to enhance third party logistics relationships

International Journal of Integrated Supply Management

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-85

  Andersson, Dan ^a   Pruth, Magnus ^b   Rehme, Jakob ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Buyer seller relationship; Coordination; Key Account Management (KAM); Relationship management; Third Party Logistics (TPL)

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846112625     PISSN: 14775360     EISSN: 17418097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJISM.2007.011450     Document Type: Article

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