This book presents the latest technologies and operational methods available to support sustainable freight transport practices. It highlights market requirements, cutting edge applications, and case studies from innovators in the logistics services industry. The goal is to help bridge the gap...

This book examines the current and controversial topic of the sulphur cap in maritime supply chains, a new regulation set to be enforced in 2020. The author presents extensive research on three northern countries - Finland, Sweden and Estonia - and the effects they felt when these regulations...

Katrin Coleman befasst sich mit den Potenzialen und Herausforderungen unterschiedlicher Auftragsabwicklungssysteme in der Transportkette. Dabei steht die unternehmensübergreifende, systemseitige Einbindung im Fokus, also inwiefern IS-Technologien von den Akteuren in der Transportkette bei der...

Spurred by global macro-economic shifts, commercial and financial turbulence, as well as technological leaps in the early years of the new millennium, the Danish shipping industry has changed dramatically since the turn of the century. This book provides a new understanding of how rapid business...

Northern Sea Route Development Concept -- Development of Northern Sea Route and Arctic Maritime Logistics -- Transport and Logistic Support of Oil-and-Gas Offshore Production in the Arctic Zone -- Architecture of the Maritime Logistics Ecosystem of the Northern Sea Route: Vision and Gap -- Smart...

1. Motivation for Analysis and Evaluation of Logistic Costs -- 2. Objectives and Content of a Logistic Costs Evaluation Task -- 3. Methodology: Definition, and Selection of Variable to Measure Logistic Costs -- 4. A Case in Point To Illustrate the Problematic of Logistic Costs -- 5. Impact and...

Dieses essential diskutiert die Grundlagen der Letzten Meile in der Logistik, ihre Probleme und betriebswirtschaftlichen Gestaltungsfelder. Die Letzte Meile ist der Prozess der Übergabe von Konsumgütern in die Hände des Endkunden. Dieser Begriff wird anhand vieler Praxisbeispiele der...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Are Current Policies on Track to Eliminate Poverty? -- Chapter 3. How Mainstream Economics Works -- Chapter 4. Basic Principles to Understand Macroeconomics -- Chapter 5. Markets Alone Make No Development -- Chapter 6. Developing Countries in Global...