32 (2003) 187 – 198 Electronic transportation marketplaces: a transaction cost perspective Thomas J. Goldsbya‚*‚ James A. Eckertb‚1 a Fisher College of Business‚ The Ohio State University‚ 554 Fisher Hall‚ 2100 Neil Avenue‚ Columbus‚ OH 43210‚ USA b Haworth College of Business‚ Western Michigan University‚ Kalamazoo‚ MI‚ USA Abstract Electronic transportation marketplaces (ETMs) are Internet-based mechanisms that match buyers and sellers of transportation services. With claims of reducing
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The Secretary of Transportation is the head of the Department of Transportation (DOT)‚ an agency of the federal government that is responsible for overseeing the national interests‚ development‚ and infrastructure needs regarding transportation throughout the entire country. The department was created in 1966 under the leadership of President Lyndon Johnson after conflict arose between the Defense Department and the Federal Aviation Agency over regulations on supersonic aircraft. With this new
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in bridging the physical gap between demand and supply centers in an efficient‚ safe and eco-friendly manner. Pipeline transportation of gas offers a safe‚ economic and environmentally sound alternative to most other modes of energy transport. Meeting the emerging demand for gas requires transportation of gas across the length and breadth of India through creating gas transportation infrastructure of more than 2-3 times the present size. The Government and Regulator also recognize the need to augment
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9 Auditing Cash and Revenues C A S ES INC LU DE D IN T HIS SE CTION 9.1 Wally’s Billboard & Sign Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 The Audit of Cash 9.2 Henrico Retail‚ Inc. Understanding the IT Accounting System and Identifying Audit Evidence for Retail Sales 9.3 Longeta Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 Auditing Revenue Contracts 9.4 Bud ’s Big Blue Manufacturing
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several of the advantages of using ethanol as a renewable source of energy for the transportation sector. Many environmental organizations support the use of ethanol as it burns cleaner than fossil fuels. Ethanol is considered a renewable resource because it is plant based. Additionally‚ this paper will review several of the common disadvantages of using ethanol as an alternative fuel source for the transportation sector. One of the main issues is the amount of farm land required to produce enough
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#1. Identify the problem - We have to get from one place to another but have no reliable means of transportation. #2. Analyze and understand the problem - The problem is not having a reliable vehicle to get from one place to another. This means if a place is too far to walk or ride a bike then we can’t make it there. There are several places that we need to make it to that are most likely not in walking or riding distance. Our job‚ a grocery store‚ a department store‚ and the list go’s on and on
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airline carriers within the United States and throughout the world. Therefore‚ the Transportation Security Administration is an agency of the United States department of Homeland Security that has the authority over the security of the traveling public in the United States. The purpose of the Transportation Security Administration is to ensure that airline carriers meet and operate at a safe level. The Transportation Security Administration is a very importation part of the aerospace supply chain industry;
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greatest pioneers of all time. Some pioneers were Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Rosa Parks‚ Ruby Bridges‚ Maya Angelou and so much more. Today‚ we honored them for their work in effort in our industrial‚ education‚ transportation‚ urbanization industries. In my paper I will discuss
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One of the current issues facing by the transportation industry in Malaysia is environmental sustainability. For Malaysian an underdevelopment country‚ sector of transportation play an important role to economy. Therefore environment issues‚ especially within the context of sustainable development‚ have not been holistically addressed in Malaysia so far. According to the meeting future priorities in Malaysian 2009 conducted by Grumit Singh K.S(Chairman of the Centre for environment‚ technology and
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Transportation in Maldives 2050 Maldives is a developing country. People in Maldives travel by air land and sea. As time goes we could predict the changes in transportation that would occur by 2050. As Maldives is an island scattered in the Indian Ocean Sea and air are the main modes of transport. Out of that air transport is becoming more important for the people as it takes less time and is more convenient and safe. Hence by 2050 air transport is more likely to develop. Currently we have our
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