| Global Logistics Strategies: Delivering the Goods Contributor(s): Manners-Bell, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0749470232 ISBN-13: 9780749470234 Publisher: Kogan Page OUR PRICE: $66.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2013 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Facility Management - Business & Economics | Management Science - Business & Economics | Production & Operations Management |
| Dewey: 658.7 |
| LCCN: 2013032117 |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6.14" W x 9.3" (0.88 lbs) 280 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Global Logistics Strategies offers a step-by-step guide to global logistics. Covering the breadth of logistics, this highly accessible text covers everything you need to know and is illustrated by engaging case studies of market leaders such as DHL. In this comprehensive book, John Manners-Bell provides an in-depth definition, description and exploration of: freight forwarding, contract logistics, shipping, road freight, air cargo and express. The book also examines major sectors, including Automotive, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Retail, Consumer, and High Tech. Global Logistics Strategies offers a detailed examination of key topics, including: how the logistics industry has developed, how it is influenced by macro-economic factors and demand-side trends, what the risks are to the industry, and how it will develop over the coming years. It examines important trends and developments that are shaping the industry, including 3D printing, megacities, and post-harvest food losses. Includes online resources, including chapter summaries and figures. |
Contributor Bio(s): Manners-Bell, John: - John Manners-Bell is the CEO of Transport Intelligence, a leading supplier of market solutions to the global logistics industry. He is also Visiting Professor at the London Guildhall Faculty of Business and Law, London Metropolitan University. He started his working life as an operations manager in a freight forwarding and road haulage company based in the UK. Prior to establishing Transport Intelligence, he worked as an analyst in consultancies specialising in international trade, transport and logistics. He also spent a number of years as European marketing manager for UPS Supply Chain Solutions working at locations across Europe, including France, Netherlands and Germany. He holds an MSc in Transport Planning and Management from the University of Westminster, a BA (Hons) in Classics from King's College London where he was also awarded an Associateship (AKC). He is a Fellow of the UK Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and former Chair of the Supply Chain and Logistics Global Advisory Council of the World Economic Forum. He is also a Freeman of the City of London. |