Marketing: Real People, Real Choices (9th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134292663
Author: Michael R. Solomon, Greg W. Marshall, Elnora W. Stuart
Publisher: PEARSON
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To explain: The advantages and disadvantages of shipping by rail, by air, by ship, and by truck.
Introduction: Transporting or shipping of goods through different transport can be good and bad. Transporting different types of goods to its destination depends on the travelling time taken by the shipping tool.
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