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The dynamics of business service exchanges: insights from logistics outsourcing. / Selviaridis, Kostas; Spring, Martin.
In: Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, Vol. 16, No. 3, 2010, p. 171-184.

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Selviaridis K, Spring M. The dynamics of business service exchanges: insights from logistics outsourcing. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management. 2010;16(3):171-184. doi: 10.1016/j.pursup.2009.12.007

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Selviaridis, Kostas ; Spring, Martin. / The dynamics of business service exchanges : insights from logistics outsourcing. In: Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management. 2010 ; Vol. 16, No. 3. pp. 171-184.

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