For many academics, students, and professionals, the field of commodities is a black box. This book explores commodities in a holistic manner, presenting concepts from a multidisciplinary business and financial perspective, and offering a panoramic view of the global commodity business and...

Chapter 1: Overview of The Global Physical Commodities -- Chapter 2: The Global Supply Chain in Commodities -- Chapter 3: Risk Management in Global Commodities -- Chapter 4: Financial Aspects of Global Commodities -- Chapter 5: Financial Valuation of Global Commodity Business -- Chapter 6:...

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Foreword -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Inventory Policies -- 2 How Much Should I Order? -- 3 When Should I Order? -- 4 Safety Stocks -- 5 Inventory Policies -- 6 Stochastic Lead Times -- 7 Fill Rate -- 8 Cost and Service Level Optimization...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature review -- 3 Qualitative methods in ecopreneurship research -- 4 Firm level analysis of ecopreneurial business practices -- 5 An examination of ecopreneurial practices in a supply network context -- 6 Discussion of ecopreneurial practices...