Selecting logistics providers in Thailand: A shippers' perspective

European Journal of Marketing

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 419-437

  Banomyong, Ruth ^a   Supatn, Nucharee ^b  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b ASSUMPTION UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Decision making; Freight forwarding; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952806055     PISSN: 03090566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090561111107258     Document Type: Article

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