Logistics case study based research: Towards higher quality

International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 275-295

  da Mota Pedrosa, Alex ^a   Näslund, Dag ^b,c   Jasmand, Claudia ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Case study based research; Content analysis; Distribution management; Logistics; Quality criteria; Research; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859186453     PISSN: 09600035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09600031211225963     Document Type: Article

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