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Theoretical Paper

The Feeder-bus Network-design Problem

Geok Koon KuahGorove/Slade Associates Inc.Washington, DC
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Jossef PerlDepartment of Civil EngineeringUniversity of MarylandUSA
Pages 751-767 | Published online: 20 Dec 2017

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