Introduction to Global Logistics
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Introduction to Global Logistics

Delivering the Goods

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eBook - ePub

Introduction to Global Logistics

Delivering the Goods

About this book

Introduction to Global Logistics offers a step-by-step guide to global logistics. Covering the breadth of logistics, this highly accessible text is illustrated by engaging case studies of market leaders. In this comprehensive second instalment of Global Logistics Strategies, John Manners-Bell provides an in-depth definition, description and exploration of the strategic principles and practices in transportation modes and supply chain verticals, including: freight forwarding, contract logistics, shipping, road freight, air cargo and express. The book also examines major sectors, including automotive, chemical, pharmaceutical, retail, consumer, and high tech. Introduction to Global Logistics offers a detailed examination of key topics, including: how the logistics industry has developed, how it is influenced by macro-economic factors and demand-side trends, what the risks are to the industry, and how it will develop over the coming years. It examines important trends and developments that are shaping the industry, including 3D printing, megacities, and post-harvest food losses. Online resources available: Chapter-supporting lecturer slides.

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Information

Publisher
Kogan Page
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9780749478254
eBook ISBN
9780749478261
Edition
2
Topic
Business
Subtopic
Industrial Management
Index
Business

Index

Note: The index is filed in alphabetical, word-by-word order. Numbers and acronyms are filed as spelt out. Page locators in italics denote information contained within a Figure or Table.
ABX Logistics 4, 36, 41–42, 44
Accenture 139, 140–41, 277, 333
Acer 263, 264, 265
acquisitions see mergers & acquisitions (M&A)
AEI 42, 43, 45, 47, 55, 117
Africa 12, 15, 16, 91–92, 194, 353, 355, 357
mergers & acquisitions 40, 56, 57, 59, 61
see also East Africa; North Africa; South Africa
aftermarket (after sales) 266–67
Agility 42, 43, 59, 106, 252
agility 6, 19, 30, 280
agriculture sector 10, 64, 88, 89, 256, 339, 356
air
cargo (airfreight) 11, 12, 90, 114–16, 118–20, 183–96, 284, 287–88, 346–47
hi-tech goods 263, 264
mergers & acquisitions 45, 51
see also airlines
links 95
trucking companies 189
Air France 32, 51, 119, 174, 252
Airborne Express 42, 43, 47, ...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. Preface to the second edition
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Introduction
  7. 01    What’s shaping the global logistics market?
  8. 02    An industry in transformation: towards consolidation
  9. 03    Logistics market development by geography
  10. 04    The emergence of logistics clusters
  11. 05    International freight forwarding
  12. 06    Contract logistics
  13. 07    European road freight
  14. 08    Express parcels
  15. 09    Air cargo
  16. 10    Container shipping
  17. 11    The European rail and intermodal sectors
  18. 12    Supply chain technologies
  19. 13    Supply chain dynamics of vertical sectors
  20. 14    Risks in global supply chains
  21. 15    The e-commerce logistics phenomenon
  22. 16    Supply chain innovation and disruption
  23. 17    Ethical and sustainable supply chain strategies
  24. References and further reading
  25. Index
  26. Copyright