An examination of the nature of trust in logistics outsourcing relationship: Empirical evidence from China

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 346-367

  Tian, Yu ^a   Lai, Fujun ^b   Daniel, Francis ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Distribution management; Outsourcing; Trust

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; LOGISTICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUERY PROCESSING;

CONCEPTUAL MODELS; DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT; LOGISTICS USERS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; THIRD PARTY LOGISTICS;

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 40749095248     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635570810858769     Document Type: Article

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