EDI benefits and barriers: Comparing international freight forwarders and their customers

International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 207-217

  Murphy, Paul R ^a   Daley, James M ^a  

^a JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

EDI; Freight forwarding; Information exchange; Information systems; Logistics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986132505     PISSN: 09600035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09600039910268700     Document Type: Article

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