Handbook of Ocean Container Transport Logistics Making Global Supply
This book focuses on the impact of ocean transport logistics on global supply chains. It is the first book solely dedicated to the topic, linking the interaction of parties along this chain, including shippers, terminal operators and line carriers. While
- PDF / 10,101,475 Bytes
- 556 Pages / 439.32 x 666.12 pts Page_size
- 22 Downloads / 208 Views
Volume 220
Series Editor Camille C. Price Stephen F. Austin State University, TX, USA Associate Series Editor Joe Zhu Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA, USA Founding Series Editor Frederick S. Hillier Stanford University, CA, USA
For further volumes http://www.springer.com/series/6161
Chung-Yee Lee • Qiang Meng Editors
Handbook of Ocean Container Transport Logistics Making Global Supply Chains Effective
2123
Editors Chung-Yee Lee Dept. of Industrial Engineering & Logistics Mgmt The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay, Kowloon Hong Kong SAR
Qiang Meng Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering National University of Singapore Singapore Singapore
ISSN 0884-8289 ISSN 2214-7934 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-319-11890-1 ISBN 978-3-319-11891-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-11891-8 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014953931 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
As international trade continues to grow rapidly and supply chains become more globalized, many operations have been outsourced and moved offshore. About 90 % of the international trade volume was facilitated by ocean transportation. If we assume that half
Data Loading...
