An evaluation of service attributes in a partnering relationship between maritime firms and shippers in Taiwan

Transportation Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 5-16

  Lu, Chin Shan ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; PORT OPERATION; SHIPPING;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 1642538218     PISSN: 00411612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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