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Aoyama, Y., Ratick, S.J. (2007). Inter-firm relations in the age of instant access: Case of the U.S. logistics industry. In: Miller, H.J. (eds) Societies and Cities in the Age of Instant Access. The GeoJournal Library, vol 88. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5427-0_20

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