Has Europe fulfilled its promise to UK third-party logistics provision?

European Business Review

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 81-91

  Stone, Marilyn A ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business development; European Union; Single market; Third party logistics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986043607     PISSN: 0955534X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09555340210420055     Document Type: Review

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