Logistics network structure and design for a closed-loop supply chain in e-commerce

International Journal of Business Performance Management

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 370-380

  Yao, Weixin ^a  

^a DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

closed loop supply chain; e commerce; logistics; network structure; strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 55349127672     PISSN: 13684892     EISSN: 17415039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBPM.2005.007364     Document Type: Article

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