Logistics chain analysis of a wheat-milling company: a basis for developing efficiency models for transport activities

International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 85-107

  Abbas, Khaled A ^a   Aly, Momen Gamal El Deen ^b  

^a Egypt National Institute of Transport   (Egypt)

^b Upper Egypt Wheat Milling Company   (Egypt)

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EID: 79958697529     PISSN: 13675567     EISSN: 1469848X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1367556042000199020     Document Type: Article

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