Understanding drivers of performance in the 3PL industry in Hong Kong

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 772-800

  Huo, Baofeng ^a,b   Selen, Willem ^c   Yeung, Jeff Hoi Yan ^b,d,e   Zhao, Xiande ^b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d Supply Chain Management Research Center

^e MSc Program in Information Technology Management

Author keywords

China; Competitive analysis; Corporate strategy; Distribution management; Operations management

Indexed keywords

EID: 49249135924     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570810888607     Document Type: Article

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