02179cam a2200373Ii 4500 27545 27545 9781315177762 OSt 20240802171038.0 a|||||o|||| 00| 0 180331s2017 flua ob 001 0 eng d 9781315177762 (e-book : PDF) 9781351711357 (e-book: Mobi) 9781498785136 (e-book: PDF) 9781498785129 (hardback) 10.1201/9781315177762 doi (OCoLC)1000428196 imu-kc TA1215 .I58 2017 380.52 I612 Intermodal freight transport and logistics / edited by Jason Monios and Rickard Bergqvist. Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2017. 1 online resource (xxiv, 280 pages) Includes bibliographical references. chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 PART 1I Operations -- chapter 3 PART 1II Frameworks -- chapter 4 PART 1V Analysis. Applying sophisticated management techniques to freight transport offers the potential for significant cost savings as well as greater efficiency. Yet the inherent complexity of intermodal transport presents many challenges.This practical textbook on the operations of intermodal transport and logistics focuses on the practical concerns and the basics of operations, such as vehicles, containers, handling operations, logistics management and optimisation. All chapters are written by field specialists, and the volume includes additional chapters on economics, law and the environment to put the practical topics into context.It presents a balanced textbook for postgraduate students and also a reference text for those in industry or the public sector involved in the planning of intermodal freight transport.--Provided by publisher. Containerization. Freight and freightage. Business logistics. Monios, Jason, editor. Bergqvist, Rickard, editor. Print version: 9781498785129 (DLC) 2016053290 https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315177762 Click here to view. ddc EBK