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Over the last couple of decades, the whole domain and discipline of logistics and supply chain has developed quite significantly. If one reflects back to the early 1990s, logistics had its roots firmly within the context of inbound and outbound transport and warehousing. The whole sector was fragmented, unorganised and run by a number of small operators, and the concept of third party logistics did not exist. In fact, the term “logistics” was often labelled as “sheds and lorries”. On the other hand, there was a realisation of the importance of getting the right goods to the right place at the right time and at the right quality.
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Pawar, K.S., Rogers, H., Potter, A., Naim, M. (2016). Introduction and Overview. In: Pawar, K.S., Rogers, H., Potter, A., Naim, M. (eds) Developments in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137541253_1
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