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Fleet Driver Safety
Most companies that employ a fleet of commercial vehicles look for more than commercial driver s licenses (CDL) from their drivers. Fleet safety directors want to know that their drivers have the skills to operate safely on the roads, protect themselves from injury and accidents, and best represent the company for which they drive. Fleet Driver Safety provides drivers with these critical skills and helps them meet job requirements for safe driver training. The Fleet Driver Safety course covers: Defensive driving strategies and incidence avoidance; Basic traffic laws and procedures; Safe driving practices in different environments and the challenges of driving in severe weather and other extreme conditions; The use of protective equipment to minimize injuries and accidents.
Author: Todd Soard; Scott Maker
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN: 9780763758400
Publication date: April 2009
Sustainable Transportation
This book examines the newest technologies and strategies for sustainable transportation. Worldwide examples, charts and graphs, and first person perspectives provide a multisource approach to the hows and whys of creating sustainable transportation.
Sustainable Transportation: Problems and Solutions
Author: William R. Black
Publisher: Guilford Publications
ISBN: 9781606234853
Publication date: December 2009
On the Move: Green Transportation
Author: Kathy Furgang; Adam Furgang
Publisher: Rosen Central
ISBN: 9781404217737
Publication date: September 2008
Emissions Trading for Road Transportation
Greenhouse gas emissions from road transport are increasing all over the world and are responsible for a rising share in greenhouse gas emissions. In 1997, the Kyoto protocol set legally binding quantified greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for industrialised countries. In order to achieve these targets with most cost-effective means, the instrument of emissions trading was introduced. This paper outlines the various policies and measures which can lead to CO2 reductions in the road transport sector. Emissions trading is granted the main attention. Its ability to achieve emission reductions at lowest cost can unify all stakeholders in the attempt to reduce CO2 emissions from road transportation. This goal is reflected in the discussion of the additional costs and benefits of an emissions trading system to automotive manufacturers as well as vehicle purchasers. The outcome is somewhat surprising in that this emissions trading program can at least be economically neutral to all parties. The paper addresses political decision makers, governments as well as companies in the transport sector that are faced with emission reduction requirements.
The operational and strategic aspects of all the elements/components of the logistics process from a supply chain management perspective. Terminology is clearly explained and illustrated with practical examples. Includes a section of case studies.
Editor: Gideon Nieman; Wesley Niemann; Gerard de Villiers
Publisher: Van Schaik Publishers
ISBN: 9780627026218
Publication date: January 2008
Innovations in Distribution Logistics
In a globalized economy, logistics has become a crucial area for the success of companies. The performance of each company depends on the performance of its suppliers and of its business partners. The customers of each company are spread on a large geographical space. For this reason distribution logistics is the most important and complex part of logistics. An efficient and effective management of distribution logistics is a key issue for the success of a company. There are many different problems to deal with, from facility location to transportation, to inventory management, and, most important, to the integration and optimization of the entire logistics network. Quantitative methods provide relevant tools to support decisions, from strategic to operational, in distribution logistics.
Editor: Luca Bertazzi; M. Grazia Speranza
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9783540929437
Publication date: April 2009
Business Logistics Management
Business Logistics Management third edition is an updated and expanded edition of a textbook aimed at BCom or National Diploma students studying logistics or supply chain management for the first time either in the first or second year. It is also suitable for MBA students.
Editor: John Vogt; Wessel Pienaar
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780195986525
Publication date: September 2009
Global Supply Chain Management and International Logistics
The development of international trade is driven by international logistics and management and the provision of the global supply chain. The ultimate objective of global supply chain management is to link the market place, distribution network, manufacturing/processing/assembly process, and procurement activity in such a way that customers are serviced at a higher level yet lower cost. Overall, this has introduced a new breed of management in a computer literate environment operating in a global infrastructure. Addressing this complex topic, Alan Branch's new book fulfills two clear objectives: to provide a concise, standard work on the subject, written in lucid language that embraces all the ingredients of a notoriously complex subject with a strategic focus to extol best practices and focus on all areas of the industrial and consumer sectors and their interface with changing international market needs.Until now, no book dedicated to international logistics and supply chain management was available. Practically-oriented, this book features numerous case studies and diagrams from logistic operators. An ideal resource for management students, academics and managers who need a succinct treatment of global operations, Branch's book skillfully illustrates his ideas in practice. It is a book which should be on the shelf of every practitioner and student of the subject. Also available from Routledge: Elements of Shipping, Eighth Edition, by Alan E. Branch (978-0-415-36286-3); and, Maritime Economics: Management and Marketing , by Alan E. Branch (978-0-748-73986-8).
Author: Alan Branch
Publisher: ROUTLEDGE
ISBN: 9780415398459
Publication date: November 2008
Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chains: Case Studies and Research Issues
Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chains examines cases involving humanitarian relief efforts for natural disasters, such as hurricanes and tsunamis, or public service problems, such as immunization of large populations, that require efficient use of operations research management. This book introduces supply chain models and techniques to effectively deliver relief efforts, illustrating the use of such strategies and techniques on various real-world problems. It also investigates the connections between supply chain managers and humanitarian organizations such as the WHO, CARES, and CDC.
Author: Dave Goldsman
Publisher: Auerbach Publications
ISBN: 9781420042900
Publication date: December 2009
Humanitarian Logistics
Imagine planning an event like the Olympics. Now imagine planning the same event but not knowing when or where it will take place, or how many will attend. It features expert research. This book will help reduce vulnerability to disasters by offering the best possible strategies. Wide publicity and press coverage expected: Climate change and conflicts are responsible for an increasing number of humanitarian crises that dominate the news. It is part of the prominent and successful INSEAD Business Press Series .
Imagine planning an event like the Olympics. Now imagine planning the same event but not knowing when or where it will take place, or how many will attend. This is what humanitarian logisticians are up against. Oversights result in serious consequences for the victims of disasters. So they have to get it right, fast.
Author: Rolando Tomasini; Luk Van Wassenhove
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9780230205758
Publication date: March 2009
Evaluating Intelligent Transportation Systems
Author: Margaret Morrow
Publisher: VDM Verlag
ISBN: 9783836496650
Publication date: April 2008
Optimizing Processes with RFID and Auto ID: Fundamentals, Problems and Solutions, Example Applications
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is the technology applied for unambiguous and contactless identification of all types of objects. Varying magnetic fields or radio waves enable contactless data transfer as well as fast, automatic data collection. In addition, the importance of optical codes gains further importance due to their specific advantages. RFID and Auto ID systems are used in a wide range of sectors - from the consumer goods industry and trade via the automobile and aerospace industries to the chemicals and pharmaceuticals industries, as well as logistics and transport facilities. New potentials to secure competitive advantages can be utilized with early planning of the application of RFID and Auto ID in procurement, manufacturing and logistics. In addition to RFID and Auto ID technology, this book presents applications from different areas of application which have already been tried and tested. They demonstrate the approach, the process and the selection of RFID and Auto ID systems for various problems. A perspective on trends and innovative security solutions shows possible future application options for this technology.
Editor: Norbert Bartneck; Volker Klaas; Holger Schonherr
Publisher: Publicis MCD Werbeagentur Verlag
ISBN: 9783895783302
Publication date: January 2009
Simulation-Based Case Studies in Logistics: Education and Applied Research
Simulation-based Case Studies in Logistics presents an intensive learning course on the application of simulation as a decision support tool to tackle complex logistic problems. The book describes and illustrates different approaches to developing simulation models at the right abstraction level to be used efficiently by engineers when dealing with strategic, tactical or operational decisions in logistic systems. 11 simulation-based case studies in logistics and supply chain management are discussed, based on the results of applied research, covering application areas such as production logistics, warehousing, transportation, material flow management, and hospital logistics. Simulation-based Case Studies in Logistics is an essential text for postgraduate engineering students and researchers working in the area of logistics modeling and simulation.
Supply Chain Management 100 Success Secrets - 100 Most Asked Questions: The Missing Scm Software, Logistics, Solution, System and Process Guide
There has never been an Supply Chain Management Guide like this. 100 Success Secrets is not about the ins and outs of SCM. Instead, it answers the top 100 questions that we are asked and those we come across in forums, our consultancy and education programs. It tells you exactly how to deal with those questions, with tips that have never before been offered in print. This book focuses on operational and tactical aspects of SCM. The coverage is clear, logical and highlights key points well. There is a wealth of tips and techniques and explanatory info, all of which are concise, relevant and useful. Supply chain management has moved rapidly from 'poor relation' to high strategy, driving strategic alliances and involving world wide logistics. This book does no more than touch on these wider strategic issues; its concern is with the fundamentals which provide the platform on which strategy can be successful. It succeeds admirably within its objectives.
Applied Business Statistics: Methods and excel-based applications
Applied business statistics - methods and excel-based applications is an introductory statistics text written specifically for management students who require an understanding of the role of statistics in analysing business data in fields such as marketing, finance, human resources, production and logistics. The primary focus of this text is to empower management students with statistical decision making skills so that they become active participants rather than passive observers in business situations where statistical findings are reported and discussed as part of a management decision making process. The text is divided into three major sections - exploratory data analysis, statistical inferences, and statistical modelling. Each section focuses on a different role of Statistics as a decision support tool. Emphasis is therefore placed on - the data requirements for the various techniques and issues of data quality; indentifying likely application areas through numerous illustrative examples; noting the limitations of techniques for decision analysis, and the valid management interpretation of statistical findings.
Author: Trevor Wegner
Publisher: Juta Academic
ISBN: 9780702172861
Publication date: March 2007
