Developing a theoretical framework for logistics outsourcing

Transportation Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 35-54

  Bolumole, Yemisi A ^a   Frankel, Robert ^a   Naslund, Dag ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; LOGISTICS; OUTSOURCING; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 34248682110     PISSN: 00411612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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