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100 1 _aLun, Y.H.V.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aShipping and Logistics Management
_h[electronic resource] /
_cby Y.H.V. Lun, K.-H. Lai, T.C.E. Cheng.
264 1 _aLondon :
_bSpringer London,
_c2010.
300 _aIV, 356 p. 44 illus.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
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347 _atext file
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505 0 _aInternational Trade and Shipping -- Freight Rate Mechanism -- Bulk Shipping Market -- Container Shipping Market -- Business Strategy in Shipping -- Growth of Firms -- Fleet Mix Decision -- Liner Shipping Network -- Container Transport Chain -- Intermodal Transport System -- Managing Empty Containers -- Container Transport Security -- Port Operations -- Managing Container Terminals -- Agile Port -- Port Development.
520 _aThe term ‘shipping’ has evolved from its original relationship to ships and seaborne trade, to encompass any mode of transport that moves goods between two points. The implication of the extended meaning of ‘shipping’ is that the shipping industry has become more complex, as well as more dynamic. Traditionally, the theory and knowledge of shipping management and operations are transferred in the workplace, from practitioners to newcomers; little has been systemically organized and published in books. Shipping and Logistics Management serves to consolidate the knowledge its authors have acquired from being educators and observers of the shipping industry. Against the background of a global business environment, it explains how the shipping market functions, examining the strategic and operational issues that affect entrepreneurs in this industry. The authors discuss global trends and strategies in the shipping business, looking at the role of logistics service providers and at how the use of information technology can help shipping operations. Shipping and Logistics Management also aims to answer several important questions in the shipping industry, including: • What are the shipping markets? • How are freight rates determined? • What are the shipping cost structures? • What are the patterns of sea transport? and • How do companies in the shipping industry operate? An invaluable source of information for researchers and advanced, or graduate, students, Shipping and Logistics Management is also a useful reference for shipping practitioners and consultants.
650 0 _aEngineering.
650 0 _aEngineering economy.
650 0 _aBusiness logistics.
650 1 4 _aEngineering.
650 2 4 _aEngineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.
650 2 4 _aProduction/Logistics.
700 1 _aLai, K.-H.
_eauthor.
700 1 _aCheng, T.C.E.
_eauthor.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9781848829961
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-997-8
912 _aZDB-2-ENG
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