Influence of 3PL service offerings on client performance in India

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 149-165

  Rajesh, R ^a   Pugazhendhi, S ^b   Ganesh, K ^c   Muralidharan, C ^b   Sathiamoorthy, R ^b  

^a NOORUL ISLAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c IBM INDIA RESEARCH LAB   (India)

Author keywords

3PL providers; Multiple regression analysis; Performance indicators; Service offerings

Indexed keywords

OUTSOURCING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

3PL PROVIDER; BUSINESS MODELS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; RESEARCH MODELS; SERVICE OFFERING;

BENCHMARKING;

LOGISTICS; OUTSOURCING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SERVICE SECTOR;

INDIA;

EID: 78650307121     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2010.09.008     Document Type: Article

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