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The aim of the graduate certificate program in Global Trade, Transportation, and Logistics (GTTL) is to enable graduate students to augment their degree programs in preparation for careers that demand the combined knowledge of trade, transportation, and logistics. Particular attention is directed to the study of activities involved in the flow of goods from point of origin to point of consumption on a global scale. The wide range of issues addressed includes the management of the intermodal connections among maritime, aviation, and overland modes of transport; environmental and energy concerns; advancements in ...
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Intermodal transportation is currently under great scrutiny in the supply chain. Pundits debate whether intermodal is a cost-saving method that can help ease supply chain capacity issues, or a second-tier solution fenced in by customer service concerns and a finite supply of railroad track in the United States. Thanks to ubiquitous global trade and sourcing from low-cost countries, containerized imports to the United States have increased at warp speed -- from slightly more than 5 million TEUs in 1991 to more than 18 million TEUs in 2005, according to research by international trade database Piers and rail services ...
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Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railway is providing community support for Banning High school efforts to improve student achievement thorugh International Trade Education Programs. (1888PressRelease) December 09, 2008 - Los Angeles, CA -- A trainload of holiday cheer has just arrived to help keep International Trade Education Programs (ITEP) on track next year thanks to Burlington-Northern Sante Fe Railway (BNSF). The railway, which operates one of the largest railroad networks in North America, plans to present a check for $50,000 this Friday (Dec. 12, 2008) to ITEP for programs at Barstow High school over the next three years. ...
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RED BANK, N.J., June 29 /PRNewswire/ — LOG-NET has released a new carbon calculator for transportation and international trade. The company noted that a single international container imported from Asia to the United States or Europe will cause the emission of 1.8 to 5 metric tons of CO2. Utilizing carbon management tools can potentially reduce the carbon emission one to two metric tons per container for the millions of containers transported globally each year. Users can automatically upload, via spreadsheet, dozens, or thousands, of trailers or containers which will be stored on line for reporting and analysis of carbon ...
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Potash & Company, established in 1980 in San Francisco, is the Bay Area's
first niche public relations and association-management firm serving the special
needs of clients engaged in the international trade, transportation, and logistics
sectors. Among the achievements we most value, as a firm and as individuals, has been the longevity and depth of our client relationships, past and present. Compared to the industry average of 18 months to two years, the average length of our client relationships has been 17 years . These clients include: APL (American President Lines) - 25 years Pacer ...
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near Jacksonville 300 miles due west to the Panama City area of Florida's Panhandle, moving it closer to a new, St. Joe-inspired international airport opening in May. ( Photo: St. Joe's Watercolor beach development on the Florida Panhandle.) There are several story lines here: * First, Jacksonville is taking a big hit by losing a large corporate headquarters. The Florida city, not unlike Tampa Bay, is not exactly swimming in large, higher-profile companies, though locals say St. Joe has never been much of a local community booster in Jacksonville. Still, any time a large company ...
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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari reached Islamabad on Sunday morning after his successful five-day visit to China during which he held talks with the Chinese president and prime minister among many other important political and business leaders. He conducted a meeting with the Chinese People's Consultative Conference (CPPCC) chairman, visited the Pakistan and China pavilions at the Expo 2010 in Shanghai, addressed forums on economic development and alternate energy and touched base with provincial politicians and leaders of the corporate sector. Top-level leaders from the business and energy sectors focused on ...
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of the Missoulian | Posted: Saturday, July 10, 2010 11:30 pm
| Loading… Font Size: Default font size Larger font size PORT OF LEWISTON, Idaho - The sounds of silence are amplified by
size here. The afternoon sun was working its way into the 90s on
Tuesday as Lewiston, Idaho, and Clarkston, Wash., shimmered across
the river. That river is the final throes of the Clearwater, before it's
consumed by the epic Snake River less than a mile below. It's 500
yards wide at the upper reaches of slack water from the Lower
Granite Dam, 39 miles downstream. The ...
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Being part of international trade, transportation and logistics unified system shall increase the impacts and position of Mongolia in international trade ...
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the first in a series of articles about international trade logistics. A freight forwarder is an agent who arranges the transportation of goods for others. ...
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"Courtesy of ongoing trade liberalization, in conjunction with sharply
declining communication and transportation costs, there has been
a sharp increase in the tradable goods portion of world output over
the past 15 years. At the same time, a veritable explosion in e-based
connectivity since 1995, together with the emergence of an entirely
new global IT outsourcing industry, has led to the networking of
service providers around the world. As a result, rapidly expanding
trade in both goods and services has become an increasingly powerful
engine in driving the global growth dynamic." ...
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I could mention a million books but if I need to stick to a few I would advise to read following books some not only sticking to logistics but also including SCM concept: Lambert, Douglas M., James R. Stock and Lisa M. Ellram (2005): Fundamentals of Logistics Management Kaplan, Robert S. & Cooper, Robin: Cost and Effect, Harvard Business School Press, 1997 Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management”, 2nd edition by Cecil C. Bozarth og Robert B. Handfield Kotter, John P. (1996): Leading Change, Harvard Business School Press Galbraith, Jay R. (2005): Designing the Customer-Centric Organization, Jossey-Bass Inc ...
