Assessment of the Environmental Impact of Port Development: A Guidebook for Eia of Port Development

By: United Nations

Publisher: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 1992

ISBN: --

Length: 73 pages

Type: e-Book

Abstract:

This guidebook is intended to provide port planners with basic practical information on EIA of port development. It therefore includes a checklist of potential adverse effects of port development and operation, mitigating actions, methods of prediction, information on environmental indicators and regulations on their permissible levels. However, in many cases the studying of more detailed literature is advised.

Global Supply Chain Management

By: Matt Drake

Publisher: Business Expert Press, LLC, 2012

ISBN: 978-1-60649-276-5 (paperback)

            978-1-60649-277-2 (e-book)

Length: 111 pages

Type: e-Book

Abstract:

This book will illusrate the challenges of managing a global supply chain and will discuss cutting-edge strategies that fi rms can use to cope with these challenges and improve their supply chain performance. Particular topics of interest include supply chain risk management, the total cost of ownership approach to procurement, global supplier selection, network orchestration, transportation and distribution strategies around the world, and transportation security measures. Each chapter also includes brief case studies that illustrate concepts and techniques in action within specific company environments.

 

RFID for Supply Chain Management and Operations Professional

By: Pamela Zelbst; Victor Sower

Publisher: Business Expert Press, LLC, 2012

ISBN: 978-1-60649-268-0  (paperback)

            978-1-60649-269-7 (e-book)

Length: 131 pages

Type: e-Book

Abstract:

The intent of this book is to provide a suffi cient discussion of RFID to enable readers with no prior knowledge to develop a basic understanding of the technology. The book discusses current applications and specifi c examples of RFID usage taken from a variety of industries. The appropri- ate coupling of RFID with other technologies such as global positioning systems (GPS), enterprise resource planning (ERP), and robotics is dis- cussed as well as an overview of the RFID implementation process. This book will help readers develop an understanding of the capability of the technology to increase an organization’s customer responsiveness.

 

Supply Chain Information Technology

By: David L. Olson

Publisher: Business Expert Press, LLC, 2012

ISBN: 978-1-60649-360-1 (paperback)

            978-1-60649-361-8 (e-book)

Length: 126 pages

Type: e-Book

Abstract:

Supply Chain Information Technology surveys the different systems that are used by businesses to achieve these efficiencies. The target market for this book is practitioners in the supply chain management field, one of the fastest growing fields in our economy. The rapid growth in computer technology provides supply chains with valuable tools to better coordinate and control their operations. This book describes how these systems provide supply chains with information system support. The design of these systems and the tasks they perform are demonstrated with the help of analytic techniques and models that are used in the book.

Supply Chain Planning: Practical Frameworks for Superior Performance

By: Matthew J. Liberatore; Tan Miller

Publisher: Business Expert Press, LLC, 2012

ISBN: 978-1-60649-316-8 (paperback)

            978-1-60649-317-5 (e-book)

Length: 137 pages

Type: e-Book

Abstract:

The book is intended for supply chain managers and executives in private industry and the public sector, as well as graduate and advanced undergraduate students. Practitioners will obtain valuable new insights and examples of implementable frameworks and methods for managing their supply chain functions and organizations. Students will develop an understanding of leading edge, real world approaches for supply chain strategic planning and scheduling, decision support, project development and selection, performance measurement and many other key activities.

 

Supply Chain Risk Management: Tools for Analysis

By: David L. Olson

Publisher: Business Expert Press, LLC, 2012

ISBN: 978-160649-330-4 (paperback)

            978-160649-331-1 (e-book)

Length: 133 pages

Type: e-Book

Abstract:

The supply chain management field is one of the fastest growing fields in our economy, given the heavy growth in international trade as a means to access outsourced production opportunities to lower costs and the growth in information technology to coordinate supply chains. However, this opportunity to lower costs entails significant risks, such as tsunamis, earthquakes, political unrest, and economic turbulence. This book discusses risks in supply chain management, followed by graphic and quantitative tools (risk matrices, selection methods, risk simulation modeling, linear programming, and business scorecard analysis) to help manage these risks.