Many oil industry spokesmen who pleaded for a free market in the era of regulation are now urging the opposite: federal protection from low-cost imported oil. It is ironic that some economists should find merit in these arguments, particularly now that the very idea of free trade is facing the...

"This book is a comprehensive introduction to supply chain financing as a business model that enables companies to reduce costs, improve its working capital and manage risks more tightly. Supply chain financing is using the supply chain to fund the organization and using the organization to fund...