Strategies for cost reduction in procuring trucking services

Strategies for cost reduction in procuring trucking services

Thesis (M. Eng. in Logistics)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, 2009.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Castro Izaguirre, Carlo Gustavo
Other Authors:	Chris Caplice.
Format:	Thesis
Language:	eng
Published:	Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2010
Subjects:	Engineering Systems Division.
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/51641

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