An evaluation of ocean container carrier selection criteria: An Indian shipper's perspective

Management Research Review

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 754-772

  Kannan, V ^a   Bose, S K ^a   Kannan, N G ^b  

^a BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b Ericsson R and D Ericsson   (India)

Author keywords

Decision making; Freight containers; Freight forwarding; India; Marine transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960311136     PISSN: 20408269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01409171111146661     Document Type: Review

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