A comparative study of third-party logistics in Mainland China and Hong Kong

Transportation Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 48-58

  Wang, Qiang ^a   Chu, Zhaofang ^a   Zhou, Qiang ^b   Lai, Fujun ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b HONG KONG SHUE YAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC REFORM; LOGISTICS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 53649106825     PISSN: 00411612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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