02451nam a2200349Ia 4500 285392 OCoLC 20160527201103.0 040817s2006 ohuab f b 001 0 eng 2004112065 GBA445168 0324202148 (hbk.) 9780324202144 (hbk.) (OCoLC)56660297 UKM UKM DLC OCLCQ BAKER BTCTA YDXCP CVM lccopycat PUXA HE151 .C88 2006 388 C8813t6 22 Coyle, John Joseph Local 81717 Transportation John J. Coyle, Edward J. Bardi, Robert A. Novack. 6th ed. Mason, Ohio Thomson/South-Western c2006. xvi, 512 p. ill., maps 27 cm. Previous ed.: 2000. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. The role and importance of transportation -- Transportation, the supply chain, and the economy -- Transportation regulation and public policy -- Overview of transportation providers -- Motor carriers -- Railroads -- Air carriers -- Water carriers and pipelines -- Intermodal and special carriers -- Global transportation -- Transportation management -- Costing and pricing in transportation -- Carrier strategies -- Information management and technology -- Shipper strategies -- Shipper process -- Selected transportation publications -- Transportation-related associations -- Glossary. This text is intended to help students understand both the fundamental role and importance of transportation in companies and in our society, and the complex environment in which transportation service is provided today. The authors take a managerial approach to teaching transportation concepts and issues, providing students the tools to adapt to this fast-paced and rapidly changing industry. [In this book], the role and importance of transportation in the supply chain management and the economy are explored along with an overview of transportation regulation and public policy. [Next, the book] addresses the traditional modes of transportation including special carriers and global transportation. [Finally, it] discusses transportation management from both the shipper and carrier perspective. Transportation Local 181160 Bardi, Edward J. 1943- Local 57793 Novack, Robert A. Local 143461 206027 206027 0 0 ddc 0 388_000000000000000_C8813T6 0 evl 320495 10 10 1 2016-05-27 Amazon 167.95 417399 1 388 C8813t6 80000002344573 2019-12-14 00:00:00 2019-12-02 r:285392 6