{"product_id":"intermodal-freight-transport-and-logistics-paperback","title":"Intermodal Freight Transport and Logistics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJason Monios\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRickard Bergqvist\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApplying 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJason Monios is Associate Professor in Transport Planning and Geography and Head of the Freight Transport and Logistics group at the Transport Research Institute, Edinburgh Napier University, UK. He has co-authored technical reports with UNCTAD and UN-ECLAC and in 2015 he was the expert adviser to the Scottish parliament on their freight transport consultation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRickard Bergqvist is Professor in Logistics and Transport Economics and Head of the Graduate School at the School of Business, Economics and Law, Gothenburg University, Sweden. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir co-authored book, Intermodal Freight Terminals: A Life Cycle Governance Framework, will be published by Routledge in 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 10, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42729675456575,"sku":"9780367890292","price":134.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ae421f59dc6c12103c64408f53edf4fc.webp?v=1765123135","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/intermodal-freight-transport-and-logistics-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}