Transportation: A Global Supply Chain Perspective

TRANSPORTATION: A SUPPLY CHAIN PERSPECTIVE, 8E equips you with a solid understanding of what is arguably the most critical?and complex?component of global supply chains. It explains the fundamental role and importance of transportation in companies and in society, as well as the complex environment in which transportation service is delivered. Providing a framework and foundation for the role of transportation in supply chains, it offers an overview of the operating and service characteristics, cost structure, and challenges faced by today's providers of transportation. It also highlights a variety of critical transportation management issues, providing insight into the strategic activities and challenges involved in the movement of goods through the supply chain. Completely up to date, TRANSPORTATION emphasizes global topics throughout, includes the latest coverage of hard and soft technology, and offers in-depth discussions of fuel, energy, managerial, economic, and environmental issues.

• Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
• Contemporary Logistics (11th Edition)
• Supply Chain Management: A Logistics Perspective
• Warehouse Management: A Complete Guide to Improving Efficiency and Minimizing Costs in the Modern Warehouse
• Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• International Logistics: the Management of International Trade Operations
• Contemporary Logistics (12th Edition)
• Purchasing and Supply Management (The Mcgraw-hill Series in Operations and Decision Sciences)
• Introduction to Materials Management (8th Edition)
• The Definitive Guide to Transportation: Principles, Strategies, and Decisions for the Effective Flow of Goods and Services (Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals)