Measuring the importance of attributes in logistics research

International Journal of Logistics Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-44

  Garver, Michael S ^a   Williams, Zachary ^a   Lemay, Stephen A ^b  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DALTON STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Career satisfaction; Commercial road vehicles; Distribution management; Drivers

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953881282     PISSN: 09574093     EISSN: 17586550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09574091011042160     Document Type: Article

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