Date : 2007
Editeur / Publisher : Aldershot, GB : Ashgate , cop. 2007
Type : Livre / Book
Langue / Language : anglais / English
ISBN : 978-0-7546-7054-4
ISBN : 0-7546-7054-6
EAN : 9780754670544
Classification Dewey : 387.1/64
Classification Dewey : 910.138 71
Résumé / Abstract : Global trends in policy and technology related fields are rapidly reshaping the port industry worldwide. International in scope, this volume provides multidisciplinary insights into the role port cities adopt in dealing with global supply chains. Throughout the book, concepts of strategic management, supply chain management, port and transport economics and economic and transport geography are applied to offer an in-depth understanding of the processes underlying global supply chains and associated spatial and functional dynamics in port-cities. The book also discusses policy outcomes and implications relevant to port-cities positioned in different segments of global supply chains