Logistics outsourcing by Taiwanese and Dutch food processing industries

British Food Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 550-576

  Hsiao, Hsin I ^a   Kemp, Ron G M ^a   van der Vorst, J G A J ^a   Omta, S W F ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Distribution management; Food industry; Outsourcing; Taiwan; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954546259     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070701111124014     Document Type: Article

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