Customer perceptions on logistics outsourcing in the European consumer goods industry

International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 628-644

  Wilding, Richard ^a   Juriado, Rein ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Consumer goods; Distribution management; Outsourcing; Perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 43549120342     PISSN: 09600035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09600030410557767     Document Type: Article

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