A model of logistics outsourcing strategy

Transportation Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 5-25

  Mello, John E ^a   Stank, Theodore P ^b   Esper, Terry L ^b  

^a ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; LOGISTICS; MODEL; OUTSOURCING;

EID: 57649134365     PISSN: 00411612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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