Handbook of Global Logistics : Transportation in International Supply Chains

Online-Ressource (XV, 551 p. 102 illus., 83 illus. in color, digital)

International Series in Operations Research & Management Science ; 181

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3.4…Third-Party Trends in the AsiaAsia Pacific Region3.4.1 Motivations for Logistics OutsourcingOutsourcing; 3.4.2 Types of Services Outsourced; 3.4.3 Expenditure on Logistics OutsourcingOutsourcing; 3.4.4 Average Length of 3PL3PL Contracts; 3.4.5 Organizational Impact of Third Party Logistics; 3.4.6 Percentage of Full Time Logistics Positions Eliminated by Using 3PL3PL; 3.4.7 Level of Satisfaction with Services of 3PL3PL Providers; 3.5…Competencies of Logistics Managers; 3.5.1 New Logistics Skills Required; 3.5.2 Results from an Australian Study; 3.5.2.1 Areas of Responsibility

4.3.5 Air Cargo in the GMSGMS4.3.6 Infrastructure Summary; 4.4…GMSGMS Economic Corridor Development; 4.4.1 Corridor Logistics Assessment Methodology; 4.4.2 Logistics Assessment of the NSEC; 4.4.3 Logistics Assessment of the EWEC; 4.5…Summary; A.0. Appendix; Part II Logistics and Supply Chainsin Latin America; 5 StrategicStrategic and Tactical Modeling in the Argentine Sugar Industry; Abstract; 5.1…Introduction; 5.1.1 The Company; 5.1.2 The Productionproduction ProcessThe Productionproduction Process; 5.1.3 The Planningplanning Team; 5.1.4 Logistics in ArgentinaArgentina

5.1.5 Brief Description of Argentine Facilities in the Company's Region

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.

10.1007/978-1-4419-6132-7 [DOI]

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