Shipping and logistics management

Shipping and Logistics Management

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-238

  Lun, Y H V ^a   Lai, K H ^a   Cheng, T C E ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84892130383     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84882-997-8     Document Type: Book

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