Moving places: the geography of warehousing in the US

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 379-387

  Bowen Jr , John T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Distribution centers; Supply chain management; Transportation networks; Warehousing

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FREIGHT TRANSPORT; NETWORKING; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; ROAD TRANSPORT; SHIPPING; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 54249094716     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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