Aligning transport performance measures with customised retail logistics: A structured method and its application

International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 457-473

  Wang, Yingli ^a   Potter, Andrew ^a   Mason, Robert ^a   Naim, Mohamed ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action research; Business process re engineering; Convenience stores; Grocery industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 54349094589     PISSN: 13675567     EISSN: 1469848X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13675560802141721     Document Type: Article

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