Transportation Management: A Practical Handbook

by Jim Hendrickson

Overview

Transportation Management is the most vital link in the supply chain today as it carriers the burden of "inventory in motion" in most modern supply chains. This prook provides both a conceptual and deeply practical look at transportation, how it has changed since deregulation in 1980 and how modern, global supply chains, have tailored transportation into the crtical connection it must be to simultaneously serve billions of consumers while also being highly efficienty to meet today's flexiblity, speed, and cost constraints.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780578513942
Publisher:	Heartland Professional Services
Publication date:	05/27/2019
Series:	Supply Chain Handbook Series
Edition description:	Edition ed.
Pages:	282
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

Jim Hendrickson is a Professor in Logistics and Supply Chain Manage in the Fisher School of Business at the Ohio State University where he teaches in undergraduate and graduate programs. Hendrickson came to the university after a 35 year career with such companies as General Electric, JP Morgan Chase, Ernst & Young's Supply Chain practice, Sterling Commerce and Pitney Bowes. During his career he was innovator in technology that included the first B2B Integration software platform, the first Omni-Channel software platform and the first integrated software platform for Multi-Carrier parcel and Ship from Store capabilities. He is a global key note speaker on supply chain and information technology. He began his career as Commissioned Officer in the United States Army attaining the rank of Captain. He lives in Columbus, OH with his wife of 36 years and enjoys time with their three adult children.

Table of Contents

Introduction

History and Overview

Transportation Regulation

Global Customs and Shipping

Transportation Pricing

Contracting for Transportation

Motor Carriers

Railroad Carriers

Maritime Carriers

Air Freight Carriers

Pipelines

Logistics Service Providers

Transportation Networks

Transportation in Retail

Transportation in Manufacturing