Selecting suppliers in the automotive industry: Comparing international logistics costs

Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-69

  Rubesch, Edward ^a   Banomyong, Ruth ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Global supply chain; International logistics; Maquiladoras (Mexico); Supplier selection; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992992391     PISSN: 13555855     EISSN: 17584248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13555850510672296     Document Type: Article

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