Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
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ISBN: 9781285869681
Author: Robert M. Monczka, Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, James L. Patterson
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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To define: Third party logistics provider and their functions.

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