Competency requirements for professionals in logistics and supply chain management

International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 109-126

  Thai, Vinh V ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

BLM framework; logistics competencies; logistics professionals; skill requirements; supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862616823     PISSN: 13675567     EISSN: 1469848X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13675567.2012.694859     Document Type: Article

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