Contemporary Logistics in China: An Introduction - Hardcover

Binglian Liu

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9814365882 ISBN 13: 9789814365888

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company, 2011

Synopsis

With rapid development of China's economy in the past decades, there arises a great demand for a comprehensive report concerning the state of logistics development in China. Yet to date, only brief, fragmented writings in English exist. "Contemporary Logistics in China: An Introduction" is the first systematic, objective and authoritative publication based on the work of experienced researchers from the Logistics Research Center at Nankai University.This book contains both a panoramic overview of logistics developments in China to afford a broad understanding, as well as specific, in-depth analyses of various logistics sectors, enterprises, policies, and current issues in China. Readers will find this book a valuable reference of relevant and well-founded information on logistics developments in China.

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Review:

The authors have produced an invaluable resource for business researchers and students, corporate planners, economic development professionals and like-minded individuals. Those of us in the West who study and care about the strategies and core factors in competitive success should pay careful attention to this book. -- Professor Sandor Boyson "Director, Supply Chain Management Center, University of Maryland, College Park"

The most comprehensive and updated study of contemporary logistics in China ever published in the English language. -- Dr Charles Guowen Wang "Chief Representative & Roundtable Chair, Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, China"

Alongside the economic development of China, many researchers are interested in issues within China's logistics industry and this report provides the systematic knowledge required for leadership in research on contemporary Chinese logistics. -- Professor Sang Wook Kim "PaiChai University, Korea"

About this edition

• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 9814365882
• ISBN 13: 9789814365888
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 252
• Editor: Binglian Liu, Shao-ju Lee, Zhilun Jiao, Ling Wang