This book carries on the ideal of providing a systematic exposition of the logistics development in China to the English-reading community at large in the spirit of the four predecessor volumes, published in previous years. This book is the fifth volume in a series entitled "Contemporary...

Container transportation is the predominant mode of inter-continental cargo traffic. Since container ships and port terminals involve a huge capital investment and significant daily operating costs, it is of crucial importance to efficiently utilize the internal resources of container terminals...

Problemstellungen der Tourenplanung -- Lösungsverfahren für Tourenplanungsprobleme -- Tourenplanung mittelständischer Speditionsunternehmen -- Heuristische Lösungsverfahren -- Zusammenfassung und Ausblick.

This book focuses on real time management of distribution systems, integrating the latest results in system design, algorithm development and system implementation to capture the state-of-the art research and application trends. The book important topics such as goods dispatching, couriers,...

Logistics is the ideal book for Bachelor students of logistics, providing a solid foundation as well as a practical guide. In modular and clear form, it explains key concepts, principles, and practices of logistics. Learning objectives as well as several case studies are integrated into each...

Although huge, Chinese Railways are a bottleneck for economic growth in China. The state-owned enterprise returns a small profit but is severely capacity constrained and burdened with inefficiency. Based on interviews with Chinese experts, benchmarking with railways in the US, Germany, Russia,...

This book introduces new inventory models to support decision-making when cost of externalities are jointly considered along with costs of logistics. Internalization of cost of externalities gives rise to new logistics costs estimates and functions which managers, researchers, lecturers and...

This book is the seventh volume in a series entitled “Contemporary Logistics in China,” authored by researchers from the Logistics Center at Nankai University. In the spirit of the six preceding annual volumes, this book carries on the ideal of providing a systematic exposition on the...

Weltumspannende Güterflüsse und Logistikleistungen sowie Rahmenbedingungen einer globalen Logistik -- Logistik in West- und Osteuropa sowie in Nord- und Südamerika -- Logistik im Mittleren Osten und in Asien.

Grundlagen des Transports von Gütern -- Transportarten und -techniken -- Transportinfrastruktur und -suprastruktur -- Transportplanung -- Transportleistungserstellung und -vermarktung -- Transportmärkte und Verkehrspolitik.