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Exploring an underreported subject with global ramifications, this book sheds much-needed light on the rapid development of China's logistics industry over the past several decades and puts it into historical context.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction: framing the issues. Section 1: The context: from geography to politics. Chapter 1. Unpacking logistics: trade’s backbone explained. Chapter 2. How history and politics shape china’s logistics. Chapter 3. Geography and transportation as the foundation. Chapter 4. The hand of government guides China’s logistics. Section 2: Challenges and goals; from backward to world class. Chapter 5. Strategic issues and opportunities: From backward to world class. Chapter 6. Specialized niche markets and capabilities. Chapter 7. The digital revolution and technology advances are transformative. Chapter 8. Striving for green sustainability. Chapter 9. Logistics as a lifeline: Covid-19 and other natural disasters. Chapter 10. The global footprint: the Belt and Road, ports, and air-cargo. Chapter 11. China’s logistics intertwined with the rest of the world. Chapter 12. Taiwan: The logistics gray rhino. Section 3: The key payers: pofiles and cse sudies. Chapter 13. China’s own logistics titans and trailblazers. Chapter 14. How global logistics firms have navigated the China market. Section 4: Conclusions. Chapter 15. Conclusions: senarios and strategic implications.
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Dr. Paul G. Clifford is a Senior Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School and the author of
The China Paradox: At the Front Line of Economic Transformation. He worked in China in banking, consulting, and technology. He advised Chinese logistics clients and was Executive Director, China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing. He was educated at SOAS University of London and Peking University.
Christopher Logan is the
President of LOGISTEED International and Chief International Business Officer of LOGISTEED Ltd. Previously with Accenture, Livingston, Agility, and Oliver Wyman in Beijing where he advised logistics clients. Educated at Ivey Business School, Western University, with further executive training at Harvard, Yale, and the Lee Kuan Yew School.
Zusammenfassung
Exploring an underreported subject with global ramifications, this book sheds much-needed light on the rapid development of China’s logistics industry over the past several decades and puts it into historical context.
