Taxonomy of information technology strategy and its impact on the performance of third-party logistics (3PL) in China

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2195-2218

  Lai, F ^a   Zhao, X ^b   Wang, Q ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

China; Competitive advantage; Information technology strategy; Taxonomy; Third party logistics (3PL)

Indexed keywords

CHINA; COMPETITION; DATA REDUCTION; FINANCE; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY; TAXONOMY; THIRD-PARTY LOGISTICS (3PL);

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 34247616752     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540600693531     Document Type: Article

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