Freight Forwarder's Intermediary Role in Multimodal Transport Chains A Social Network Approach /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Schramm, Hans-Joachim (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag HD : Imprint: Physica, 2012.
• Σειρά: Contributions to Management Science,
• Θέματα: Business.; Management science.; Organization.; Planning.; Production management.; International economics.; Business and Management.; Operations Management.; International Economics.; Business and Management, general.

In this book, the business of international freight forwarding is examined from both a theoretical and empirical point of view with a special emphasis on multimodal transport chains, including sea or air transport operations. In such contexts, the freight forwarder is always considered "The Arc...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Legal and Functional Perspective of Freight Forwarding in Multimodal Transport Chains
• New Industrial Economics, Intermediation Theory, and the Intermediary Perspective
• Models of network Structure and the Network Perspective
• A Closer Look on Contemporary Social Network Analysis
• Freight Forwarder's Personal Network in Multimodal Transport Chains: An Empirical Investigation.