The Supply Chain Role of Third-Party Logistics Providers

The International Journal of Logistics Management

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 87-102

  Bolumole, Yemisi A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Logistics; Outsourcing; Petrol filling stations; Strategy; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993058042     PISSN: 09574093     EISSN: 17586550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09574090110806316     Document Type: Article

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