The risks, threats and opportunities of disintermediation: A distributor's view

International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 714-727

  Mills, John F ^a   Camek, Vojta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business development; Distributors; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650060276     PISSN: 09600035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09600030410567487     Document Type: Article

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