Transport and Logistics in a Globalizing World A Focus on Italy /

• Main Author: Mariotti, Ilaria (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Production management.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Regional economics.; Spatial economics.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.; Operations Management.; Regional/Spatial Science.

Globalization of the economy, fragmentation of the production process, increasing externalization of TNCs activities through their global value chains and the widespread adoption of Just-in-Time have increased the flows of raw materials, intermediate goods and finished products, with a direct effect...

Table of Contents:

• Transport and logistics in a globalizing world: an appraisal
• Location determinants of transport and logistics FDIs. A focus on China and Italy
• Integration strategies and the related drivers. A focus on inward FDIs in Italy
• Domestic and foreign logistics firms. How heterogeneity affects firm performance
• The effects of manufacturing internationalization on transport and logistics. Empirical evidence on Italy
• Conclusions
• Appendix. The LogINT database.