Outsourcing (Logistics) Services and Supply Chain Efficiency – A Critical Review of Outsourcing Function in Mukwano Group of Companies
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Outsourcing and Organizational Information Management
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2155-4846
DOI: 10.5171/2016.937323