Port choice and freight forwarders

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 186-195

  Tongzon, Jose L ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Freight forwarders; Port choice; Selection factors; Shippers; Southeast Asia

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; PUBLIC POLICY; SHIPS;

DECISIONS MAKINGS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; FREIGHT FORWARDERS; MAJOR FACTORS; PORT CHOICE; PORT SELECTIONS; POWER; SELECTION FACTOR; SHIPPER; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

SUPPLY CHAINS;

FREIGHT TRANSPORT; MODELING; PORT; PORT OPERATION; SHIPPING;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 57149140437     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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