Transportation

A Global Supply Chain Perspective

Brian Gibson, Yoshinori Suzuki, Robert Novack (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

464 Seiten

2023 | 10th edition
South-Western College Publishing (Verlag)
978-0-357-90854-9 (ISBN)

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Gain a solid understanding of what is arguably the most critical and complex component of global supply chains with Novack/Gibson/Suzuki's TRANSPORTATION: A GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN PERSPECTIVE, 10E. You learn the fundamental role and importance of transportation in companies and society as you study the current complex environment of transportation service. The authors introduce the role of transportation in supply chains and provide an overview of the operating and service characteristics, cost structure and challenges that today's transportation providers face. Updates throughout this edition highlight critical transportation management issues with insights into the strategic activities and challenges in the movement of goods through the supply chain. You examine global topics with the latest coverage of hard and soft technology and interesting discussions of fuel, energy, managerial, economic and environmental issues.

Brian Gibson is a professor of supply chain management and program coordinator for the Department of Aviation and Supply Chain Management at Auburn University. He served for five years on the faculty of Georgia Southern University as director of the Southern Center for Logistics and Intermodal Transportation. Dr. Gibson also has 10 years of experience as a logistics manager for two major retailers. An accomplished faculty member, Dr. Gibson has received multiple awards for outstanding teaching, research and outreach -- most notably the 2006 Auburn University Alumni Association Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award. He has co-authored more than 50 refereed and invited articles in leading publications such as the Journal of Business Logistics, Supply Chain Management Review, International Journal of Logistics Management International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management. He is actively engaged in executive education, seminar development and consulting with many prominent organizations. Dr. Gibson serves in leadership roles for the Council for Supply Chain Management Professionals, the Distribution Business Management Association and the Retail Industry Leaders Association. He earned a B.S.B.A. from Central Michigan University, an M.B.A. from Wayne State University and a Ph.D. in logistics and transportation from the University of Tennessee. Robert Novack is an associate professor of supply chain management in the Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems at Penn State University. From 1979 to 1981, he worked in operations management and planning for the Yellow Freight Corporation in Overland Park, Kansas, and from 1981 to 1984, he worked in planning and transportation at Drackett Company in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Novack's numerous articles have been published in such publications as the Journal of Business Logistics, Transportation Journal, Supply Chain Management Review and International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management. Dr. Novack has co-authored SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT: A LOGISTICS PERSPECTIVE and TRANSPORTATION: A GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN PERSPECTIVE. Active in the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, he has served as overall program chair for the annual conference, functioned as a track chair and served as a session speaker, as well as participated as a member of numerous committees. Dr. Novack holds the CTL designation from AST&L. He earned his B.S. degree and an M.B.A. in logistics from Penn State University and his Ph.D. in logistics from the University of Tennessee.

Part I.
1. Global Supply Chains: Role and Importance of Transportation
2. Transportation and the Economy.
3. Transportation Technology and Systems.
4. Costing and Pricing for Transportation.
Suggested Readings for Part I.
Part II.
5. Motor Carriers.
6. Railroads.
7. Airlines.
8. Water Carriers and Pipelines.
9. Logistics Services
Suggested Readings for Part II.
Part III.
10. Transportation Risk Management.
11. Global Transportation Management.
12. Transportation Regulation and Public Policy.
13. Issues and Challenges for Global Supply Chains.
Suggested Readings for Part III.
Glossary.
Name Index.
Subject Index.

Erscheinungsdatum	12.04.2023
Verlagsort	Florence
Sprache	englisch
Maße	215 x 275 mm
Gewicht	907 g
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Ökonometrie
ISBN-10	0-357-90854-6 / 0357908546
ISBN-13	978-0-357-90854-9 / 9780357908549
Zustand	Neuware