International logistics : global supply chain management / by Douglas Long.

Incluye bibliografía (p. 411-416).

_ Global Operations Management -- Introduction to International Logistics -- What Is the Goal of Logistics? -- Regional Logistics Assessment -- The Role of Transportation -- A Brief History of Transportation and Logistics -- Global Sourcing and Trade -- Terms of Sale and Incoterms -- International Political Economy -- Why National Trade -- International Trade Patterns -- Global Supply Chain Management -- The Supply Chain Concept -- Efficiency in a Supply Chain -- Channel Relationships -- Managing the Supply Chain -- Marketing Channels -- Strategic Planning -- The Planning Process -- ISO9000 -- Financial Issues -- Location Theory and Network Design -- Material Requirements Planning -- Forecasting -- Benchmarking -- Reverse Logistics -- Global Freight Transportation Management -- Transportation Planning -- Traffic Management -- Trade and Equipment Balance -- Mode Selection and Carrier Management -- Transportation Regulation -- Transportation Economics -- Packaging -- Intermodalism and Land Transport -- Intermodal Equipment -- Managing Intermodal Transport -- Roadway Transport -- Railroad Transport -- Inland Shipping -- Pipelines -- Maritime Shipping -- Ships and Shipping Equipment -- Shipping Company Operations -- Maritime Economics -- Shipping Regulation -- Managing Ocean Carriers -- Air Transportation -- Airplanes and Aviation Equipment -- Air Cargo Operations -- Aviation Economics -- Aviation Regulation -- Managing Air Carriers.

Students of logistics, transportation, and supply chain management, as well as international managers will find this text an essential reference for understanding how cargo is moved around the world.