Postponement Strategies for Channel Derivatives

The International Journal of Logistics Management

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-36

  Eric Johnson, M ^a   Anderson, Emily ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel management; Logistics; Product differentiation; Product strategy; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993090914     PISSN: 09574093     EISSN: 17586550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09574090010806047     Document Type: Article

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