An empirical examination of the contribution of capabilities to the competitiveness of logistics service providers: A perspective from China

International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 847-866

  Liu, Xiaohong ^a   Grant, David B ^b   McKinnon, Alan C ^b   Feng, Yuanhua ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN   (Germany)

Author keywords

China; Competitive advantage; Distribution management

Indexed keywords

EID: 78349290359     PISSN: 09600035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09600031011093232     Document Type: Article

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