Postal tariff strategies: From volumetric pricing to size-based pricing to pricing in proportion
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Direct, Data and Digital Marketing Practice
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1746-0166,1746-0174
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.dddmp.4340541