Agent-intermediated electronic markets in international freight transportation

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 787-802

  Nault, Barrie R ^a   Dexter, Albert S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electronic markets; Intermediation; Transportation

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INVESTMENT CASTING; MARKETING;

AGENT INTERMEDIATED MARKETS; DEMAND AND SUPPLY; ELECTRONIC MARKET (EM); INTERMEDIATION;

FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 33646018322     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2004.10.008     Document Type: Article

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