Logistics Issues for Western Companies Operating in China - Literature Review


Seminar Paper, 1998

16 Pages, Grade: 1.2


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Title
Logistics Issues for Western Companies Operating in China - Literature Review
College
The University of Sydney
Grade
1.2
Author
Year
1998
Pages
16
Catalog Number
V186329
ISBN (eBook)
9783869437712
ISBN (Book)
9783656993407
File size
704 KB
Language
English
Keywords
logistics, issues, western, companies, operating, china, literature, review
Quote paper
Paul Freudensprung (Author), 1998, Logistics Issues for Western Companies Operating in China - Literature Review, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/186329

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