Rationale for utilizing 3PL in supply chain management: A shippers' economic perspective

IATSS Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 24-29

  Tezuka, Koichiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

Author keywords

3PL; Agency efficiency; Asset ownership; Environmental concern; Hold up problem; SCM

Indexed keywords

3PL; AGENCY EFFICIENCY; ASSET OWNERSHIP; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; HOLD UP; SCM;

LOGISTICS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 80051794065     PISSN: 03861112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iatssr.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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