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- Non-mathematical treatment of the subject, with stellar contributors
- Good, logical organization of topics covered
- Bookbinder is a leader in the field
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science (ISOR, volume 181)
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Logistics and Supply Chains in Asia
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Logistics and Supply Chains in Latin America
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Logistics and Supply Chains in Europe
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Logistics and Supply Chains in the Developing World
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Transportation Modes and Their (Land) Interfaces
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Transportation Modes and their (Land) Interfaces
About this book
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, logistics has become a very important matter in the success or failure of an organization. It is an integral part of supply chain management that involves not just operations management considerations, but production engineering and regional science issues as well.
As Director of the prestigious Waterloo Management of Integrated Manufacturing Systems Research Group (WATMIMS), which specializes in logistics and manufacturing, Jim Bookbinder is uniquely qualified to edit a handbook on global logistics. He has aligned a set of prominent contributors for this volume.
The chapters in the Handbook are organized into discrete sections that examine modes; logistics in particular countries; operations within a free-trade zone; innovative features impacting international logistics; case studies of specific companies; and a look toward the future. Contributors are from the Americas, Europe, and Asia, and they push the state of the art in areas such as trade vs. security; border issues; cabotage within NAFTA; Green logistics corridors within the EU; inland ports; direct-to-store considerations; and all the questions that need to be confronted in any given region. This will certainly appeal to researchers and practitioners alike, and could serve as required or supplementary reading in graduate-level logistics courses as well.
Reviews
From the book reviews:
“This book is organized into six parts covering 21 chapters. … the book can be useful to experts and information technology consultants who work in global logistics and supply chains, logistic firms that deal with global issues, and logistics students. Logistics teachers should find the book’s examples and case studies to be interesting and practical.” (Said Salhi, Interfaces, Vol. 44 (3), May-June, 2014)
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Management Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
James H. Bookbinder
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Handbook of Global Logistics
Book Subtitle: Transportation in International Supply Chains
Editors: James H. Bookbinder
Series Title: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6132-7
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-6131-0Published: 06 October 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-9048-8Published: 09 November 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-6132-7Published: 06 October 2012
Series ISSN: 0884-8289
Series E-ISSN: 2214-7934
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 552