THE GHOST OF MERGERS PAST
As the pace of trade and the economy accelerates, intermodal has become an integral part of the transportation supply chain. Yet, intermodal is more than simply taking a container from a ship or factory and transferring it to a railroad and eventually transferring it to a drayage contractor for delivery to a consignee. The article identifies some of the ways intermodal can be marketed and managed more effectively, with better information, fewer choke points, better overall customer service
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Availability:
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Corporate Authors:
Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
345 Hudson Street
New York, NY United States 10014 -
Authors:
- Wilner, F N
- Publication Date: 2000-4
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 47-52
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Serial:
- Railway Age
- Volume: 201
- Issue Number: 4
- Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
- ISSN: 0033-8826
- Serial URL: http://www.railwayage.com
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Customer satisfaction; Drayage; Freight transportation; Information management; Information technology; Intermodal transportation; Market development; Quality of service; Supply chain management
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Freight Transportation; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00799172
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Sep 13 2000 12:00AM