Table of Contents
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgements
A Note on Weights and Measures
Introduction
Part I : Past
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Building the Great Pyramid: Ancient Supply Chains on the Nile
Hannibal: Pioneering Alpine Transport
The Forbidden City: Chinese Innovation in Transport Logistics
“Make the Dirt Fly:” Digging the Panama Canal
The German Airlift at Stalingrad
The Berlin Airlift: Transport Logistics as a Tool of Foreign Policy
Relocating the Temples of Abu Simbel
The Dot-Com Earthquake: Clicks, Bricks, and a Logistics Fiasco
Hannibal: Pioneering Alpine Transport
The Forbidden City: Chinese Innovation in Transport Logistics
“Make the Dirt Fly:” Digging the Panama Canal
The German Airlift at Stalingrad
The Berlin Airlift: Transport Logistics as a Tool of Foreign Policy
Relocating the Temples of Abu Simbel
The Dot-Com Earthquake: Clicks, Bricks, and a Logistics Fiasco
Part II : Present and Predictions
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Reflections on Part 1 / applying lessons from Part 1 to today’s industry
Trade and Transport Facilitation: the Key to Economic Mobilization (including condensed country studies)
Transport Technology of the Future
Training and Professional Development: The Cultures of Quality, Security, and Innovation
Trade and Transport Facilitation: the Key to Economic Mobilization (including condensed country studies)
Transport Technology of the Future
Training and Professional Development: The Cultures of Quality, Security, and Innovation
Selected Milestones in the History of Transport Technology
Abbreviations
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
