Advantages of intermodal logistics platforms: Insights from a Spanish platform

Supply Chain Management

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 418-421

  Cambra Fierro, Jesus ^a   Ruiz Benitez, Rocio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Competitive strategy; Integration; Logistics data processing; Spain; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350344643     PISSN: 13598546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13598540910995183     Document Type: Article

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