Global logistics management curriculum: Perspective from practitioners in Taiwan

Supply Chain Management

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 376-388

  Wu, Yen Chun Jim ^a   Huang, Shihping Kevin ^b   Goh, Mark ^c   Hsieh, Ying Jiun ^d  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Curriculum design; Distribution management; Global logistics; Management education; Managers; Skill requirements; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879950460     PISSN: 13598546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/SCM-04-2012-0145     Document Type: Article

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