Factors influencing shippers to use multiple country consolidation services in international distribution centers

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 78-88

  Cheng, Yung Hsiang ^a   Tsai, Yi Ling ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

International distribution centers; Multiple country consolidation; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

ADDED VALUES; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; DECISION MAKERS; EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTS; GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN; INTERNAL RESOURCES; INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER; INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTERS; KEY FACTORS; LOGISTICS COSTS; LOGISTICS INFORMATION; LOGISTICS OPERATIONS; LOGISTICS SERVICES; MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS; MULTIPLE COUNTRY CONSOLIDATION; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

COMPETITION; STANDBY POWER SYSTEMS; SUPPLY CHAINS; WAREHOUSES;

LOGISTICS;

EID: 70349422167     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2008.12.022     Document Type: Article

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