Logistics outsourcing interfaces: The role of customer partnering behavior

International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 526-543

  Lasch, Rainer ^a   Schultmann, Frank ^a   Hartmann, Evi ^a   de Grahl, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Customer partnering behavior; Distribution management; Logistics management; Logistics outsourcing interfaces; Logistics outsourcing performance; Outsourcing; Supply network management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864133510     PISSN: 09600035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09600031211250578     Document Type: Article

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