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Coastal Ro-Ro freight ferry services: An alternative to trunk road haulage in the UK? 沿海滚装货运轮渡服务:英国干线公路运输的替代方案?

Transport Logistics Pub Date : 1997-06-01 DOI: 10.1163/156857097300151633

A. Baird

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引用次数: 11

Area-wide inter-carrier consolidation of freight in urban areas 市区范围内的跨承运人货物整合

Transport Logistics Pub Date : 1997-06-01 DOI: 10.1163/156857097300151624

T. Nemoto

引用次数: 57

Minimizing transportation costs: An efficient and effective approach for the spreadsheet user 最小化运输成本:对电子表格用户来说是一种高效的方法

Transport Logistics Pub Date : 1997-06-01 DOI: 10.1163/156857097300151651

B. Parker, D. J. Caine

引用次数: 0

Information management in the logistics service industry: A strategic response to the re-integration of logistical activities 物流服务业的信息管理:对物流活动再整合的战略回应

Transport Logistics Pub Date : 1997-06-01 DOI: 10.1163/156857097300151642

N. Fabbe-Costes

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引用次数: 7

The determinants of shipping rates: A North Atlantic case study 运费的决定因素:北大西洋的案例研究

Transport Logistics Pub Date : 1996-06-01 DOI: 10.1163/156857096300150527

M. Brooks, K. Button

引用次数: 18

CEO perspectives on the current status and future prospects of the third-party logistics industry in the United States CEO对美国第三方物流行业现状及未来前景的看法

Transport Logistics Pub Date : 1996-06-01 DOI: 10.1163/156857096300150545

R. Lieb, Hugh L Randall

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引用次数: 56

The empty running and return loading of road goods vehicles 公路货车的空驶和回程装货

Transport Logistics Pub Date : 1996-06-01 DOI: 10.1163/156857096300150518

A. McKinnon

引用次数: 37

WELL COMPLETION OPTIMIZATION FOR UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE 地下储气库完井优化

Transport Logistics Pub Date : 1996-06-01 DOI: 10.1163/156857096300150554

D. Matanović, Bojan Moslavac, M. Čikeš

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引用次数: 0

Implications of European transport telematics on advanced logistics and distribution 欧洲运输远程信息处理对先进物流和配送的影响

Transport Logistics Pub Date : 1996-06-01 DOI: 10.1163/156857096300150536

G. Giannopoulos

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引用次数: 6