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| Contents in Brief | |
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| Table of Contents | |
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| List of Illustrations | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Global Operations Management | |
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| Introduction to International Logistics | |
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| What Is Logistics? | |
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| What Is the Goal of Logistics? | |
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| Regional Logistics Assessment | |
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| The Role of Transportation | |
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| A Brief History of Transportation and Logistics | |
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| Global Sourcing and Trade | |
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| Global Sourcing | |
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| Terms of Sale and Incoterms | |
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| International Political Economy | |
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| Why National Trade | |
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| International Trade Patterns | |
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| Global Supply Chain Management | |
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| The Supply Chain Concept | |
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| Efficiency in a Supply Chain | |
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| Channel Relationships | |
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| Managing the Supply Chain | |
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| Marketing Channels | |
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| Strategic Planning | |
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| The Planning Process | |
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| ISO9000 | |
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| Financial Issues | |
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| Location Theory and Network Design | |
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| Material Requirements Planning | |
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| Forecasting | |
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| Benchmarking | |
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| Reverse Logistics | |
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| Global Freight Transportation Management | |
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| Transportation Planning | |
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| Traffic Management | |
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| Trade and Equipment Balance | |
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| Mode Selection and Carrier Management | |
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| Transportation Regulation | |
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| Transportation Economics | |
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| Packaging | |
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| Intermodalism and Land Transport | |
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| What Is Intermodalism? | |
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| Intermodal Equipment | |
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| Managing Intermodal Transport | |
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| Roadway Transport | |
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| Railroad Transport | |
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| Inland Shipping | |
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| Pipelines | |
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| Maritime Shipping | |
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| Ships and Shipping Equipment | |
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| Shipping Company Operations | |
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| Maritime Economics | |
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| Shipping Regulation | |
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| Managing Ocean Carriers | |
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| Air Transportation | |
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| Air Transportation | |
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| Airplanes and Aviation Equipment | |
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| Air Cargo Operations | |
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| Aviation Economics | |
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| Aviation Regulation | |
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| Managing Air Carriers | |
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| Case Study: The Environmental and Economic Impact of an Air Cargo Airport | |
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| Ports and Facilities | |
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| Port and Facility Functions | |
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| Ocean Ports | |
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| Air Ports | |
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| Warehousing | |
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| Free Trade Zones | |
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| Import/Export Operations | |
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| Customs and Regulations | |
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| Customs and Regulations | |
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| Export/Import Clearance | |
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| Managing the Customs Function | |
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| U.S. Customs Service Judgment: The Elephant Jock Strap | |
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| Trade Documentation | |
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| The Role of Documentation | |
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| The Legal Status of Documents | |
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| Contracts | |
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| The Documentation Flow | |
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| Bills of Lading and Waybills | |
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| Insurance and Liability | |
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| Trade Finance | |
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| The Environment of International Trade Finance | |
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| The Letter of Credit Transaction Process | |
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| Letters of Credit | |
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| Currency Issues | |
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| Insurance | |
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| Case Study: Supporting a Floating City | |
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| Security | |
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| Corruption | |
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| Dangerous Goods | |
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| Security | |
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| Smuggling | |
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| Case Study: Armenia's Gateway to the World: The Geopolitical Significance of the Port of Poti | |
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| Logistics Management | |
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| Intermediaries and Alliances | |
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| The Role of Intermediaries | |
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| Types of Intermediaries | |
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| Managing Alliances and Subcontractors | |
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| Inventory Management | |
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| Inventory Types and Characteristics | |
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| Principals of Inventory Management | |
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| Inventory Economics | |
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| Inventory Control Methods | |
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| Case Study: If Only Horses Had Wings | |
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| Information Systems | |
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| The Nature of Information and Information Systems | |
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| Information Systems and the Firm | |
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| Logistics Information Systems | |
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| Measurement of Business Processes | |
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| Case Study: Competitive Intelligence and International Logistics | |
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| Public Logistics | |
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| Public and Private Infrastructure | |
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| Military Logistics | |
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| Postal Service | |
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| The International Trade in Toxic Waste | |
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| The Logistics of Humanitarian Relief | |
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| Selected Bibliography | |
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| Name Index | |
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| Subject Index | |