About four years ago, the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (DCSLOG) initiated a program of research on logistics problems by contracting with independent organizations for the conduct of such studies as appeared necessary. Contract studies were initiated for specific problems as the need arose, a
PERIODICAL USEFULNESS: THE U.S. LOGISTICS EDUCATOR PERSPECTIVE
β Scribed by Brian J. Gibson; Joe B. Hanna
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 49 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0735-3766
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β¦ Synopsis
Traditional methodologies for evaluating periodicals focus on the quality of researchβoriented, peer refereed journals. This research broadens the evaluation process to include practitioner publications and an assessment of periodical usefulness across three educational activities. More than 100 U.S. logistics educators identified and evaluated periodicals germane to the logistics discipline. The Journal of Business Logistics, Harvard Business Review, and Supply Chain Management Review achieved the highest usefulness scores based on an analysis of the survey responses.
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