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Volume 1, Issue 2
1 February 1971
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International Journal of Physical Distribution
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Review Article| February 01 1971

The principal parameters involved in the selection of air freight

PAUL D. JACKSON
PAUL D. JACKSON
European Development Manager, BOAC (formerly Head of BEA's International Cargo Advisory Bureau)
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1747-3691
Print ISSN: 0020-7527
© MCB UP Limited
1971
International Journal of Physical Distribution (1971) 1 (2): 94–97.
https://doi.org/10.1108/eb038831

Frequently the transport mode decision is made on the basis of a few rules of thumb. This article suggests that there are a number of key factors involved in a decision to use air freight.

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