Competitiveness of logistics service providers: A cross-national examination of management practices in China and the UK

International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 251-269

  Liu, Xiaohong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

China; competitiveness; logistics service providers; management practices; the UK

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859120311     PISSN: 13675567     EISSN: 1469848X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13675567.2011.636736     Document Type: Article

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