Perceptions of service providers and customers of key success factors of third-party logistics relationships - An empirical study

International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 221-250

  Rajesh, R ^a   Pugazhendhi, S ^b   Ganesh, K ^c   Yves, Ducq ^d   Lenny Koh, S C ^e   Muralidharan, C ^b  

^a NOORUL ISLAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c MCKINSEY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3PL; 3PL customers; 3PL service providers; 3PL client relationship; comparison of perceptions; key success factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859139376     PISSN: 13675567     EISSN: 1469848X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13675567.2011.635640     Document Type: Article

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