Performance evaluation of carriers by north american companies

Transport Reviews

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 205-218

  Brooks, Mary R ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARGO; FREIGHT TRANSPORT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0034083651     PISSN: 01441647     EISSN: 14645327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014416400295257     Document Type: Article

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