Boyer, Kenneth Karel,  1967- <br/><br/>
Extending the supply chain  how cutting-edge companies bridge the critical last mile into customers' homes /  [electronic resource] : 
Kenneth Karel Boyer, Markham T. Frohlich, and G. Tomas M. Hult. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  American Management Association,  c2004. 
 - xvii, 252 p. :  ill. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- the great divide between customers and retailers -- Decoupled extenaed supply chains -- Semi: Exteneded supply chains -- Fully extended supply chains -- Centralized extended supply chains -- Strategy : meshing operational and marketing goals -- Marketing : tapping customers' latent desires -- Supply chain design : how to bridge the last mile -- Information technology : facilitating learning and streamlining transactions -- The future of the extended supply chain. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2013. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Business logistics.<br/>Grocery trade.<br/>Retail trade.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD38.5  / .B698 2004eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>658.7/88