Strategic factors affecting warehouse maintenance costs

Journal of Facilities Management

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 104-113

  De Marco, Alberto ^a   Ruffa, Suela ^a   Mangano, Giulio ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b Politecnico di Torino ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Distribution management; Italy; Maintenance costs; Warehouses

Indexed keywords

EID: 84962749615     PISSN: 14725967     EISSN: 17410983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14725961011041152     Document Type: Article

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