Handbook of Global Logistics Transportation in International Supply Chains /

Global logistics entails tradeoffs in facility location, distribution networks, the routing and scheduling of deliveries by different modes of travel (e.g., air, water, truck, rail), procurement, and the overall management of international supply chains. In an increasingly global economy, then, logi...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Bookbinder, James H. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Series:International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, 181
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6132-7
Table of Contents:
  • Logistics in China
  • Electronic Procurement Systems in India: Importance and Impact on Supply Chain Operations
  • Use of Third Party Logistics Services: An Asia-Pacific Perspective
  • The Greater Mekong Sub-region of Southeast Asia: Improving Logistics Connectivity
  • Strategic and Tactical Modeling in the Argentine Sugar Industry
  • Integration of International and Cabotage Container Shipping in Brazil
  • Latin American Logistics/Supply Chain Management: Perspective from the Research Literature
  • Logistics in the Oresund Region of Scandinavia
  • Green Corridors in European Surface Freight Logistics
  • Containerized Freight Distribution in North America and Europe
  • Network Redesign in Turkey: The Supply, Production, and Distribution of Malt and Beer
  • Procurement from Developing Countries
  • Innovative Logistics in Extreme Conditions: The Case of Health-Care Delivery in Gambia
  • Comparative Analysis of Air Freight Networks in Regional Markets Around the Globe
  • Business Models and Network Design in Hinterland Transport
  • Cross-Border Issues and Research
  • On the Relationships Among Facility Location, Transportation Mode Selection and Material Flow Costs in Global Supply Chains. Humanitarian Logistics: Advanced Purchasing and Pre-positioning of Relief Items
  • Logistics-Intensive Clusters: Global Competitiveness and Regional Growth
  • Proactive Order Consolidation in Global Sourcing
  • The Future.