Logistics service capabilities and firm performance of international distribution center operators

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 281-298

  Lu, Chin Shan ^a   Yang, Ching Chiao ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Firm performance; International distribution center operators; Logistics capability

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION; LOGISTICS; SERVICE SECTOR;

TAIWAN;

EID: 77951659150     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642060802123392     Document Type: Article

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