Supply chain integration with third-party logistics providers

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 262-271

  Jayaram, Jayanth ^a   Tan, Keah Choon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Empirical study; Firm performance; Information integration; Supply chain integration; Third party logistics providers

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL STUDIES; FIRM PERFORMANCE; INFORMATION INTEGRATION; LOGISTICS PROVIDERS; SUPPLY-CHAIN INTEGRATION;

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTEGRATION; LOGISTICS; OUTSOURCING; SUPPLY CHAINS;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77950629975     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2010.02.014     Document Type: Article

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