WHY SMALL ROADS SHOULD LOOK INTO E-COMMERCE.(railroads and electronic commerce)

WHY SMALL ROADS SHOULD LOOK INTO E-COMMERCE.(railroads and electronic commerce)

To be equal-opportunity competitors with truckers, railroads absolutely must offer "dot-com" solutions, such as Canadian National has. In addition to ordering cars, initiating a waybill, tracing a shipment, CN offers an important addition: A price quote can be requested for a specific comm...

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Veröffentlicht in:Railway Age 1999-12, Vol.200 (12), p.17-17
1. Verfasser: Blanchard, Roy H
Format: Magazinearticle
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Analysis
Competition
E-commerce
Electronic commerce
Information services
Information services industry
Railroad transportation
Railroads
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Zusammenfassung:To be equal-opportunity competitors with truckers, railroads absolutely must offer "dot-com" solutions, such as Canadian National has. In addition to ordering cars, initiating a waybill, tracing a shipment, CN offers an important addition: A price quote can be requested for a specific commodity to move between specific points.
ISSN:0033-8826
2161-511X