Evaluation of factors for carrier selection in the China Pearl River delta

Maritime Policy and Management

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-52

  Wong, Peter C ^a   Yan, Hong ^a   Bamford, Colin ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARGO HANDLING; FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION; LOGISTICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PORTS AND HARBORS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CARGO HANDLING; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EXPORT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PORT OPERATION; SHIPPING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 39349095799     PISSN: 03088839     EISSN: 14645254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03088830701848854     Document Type: Conference Paper

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