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Mr. Ghijsen is assistant professor, Faculty of Management Sciences, Open Universiteit Nederland, Heerlen, The Netherlands; e-mail paul.ghijsen@ou.nl. Mr. Semeijn is professor of supply chain management, Open Universiteit Nederland. Mr. van der Linden is general manager CBRail S.a.r.l., Luxembourg, a joint venture of Babcock & Brown Limited and the Bank of Scotland Corporate Europe.

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