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This book addresses the unique logistical, transportation, and distribution issues surrounding growth and expansion into global markets. Supplying a full overview of management assessment tools, it explains what it takes to enter into foreign markets and avoid common pitfalls. Distilling the author's decades of experience in global supply chain management and international business, the book details the benefits and drawbacks of both organic growth and merger and acquisitions into global markets. After reading this book, readers will better understand how to properly assess their organizations' options for growth and expansion.
About the author
Thomas A. Cook has been involved in domestic and global business for over 35 years in an array of supply chain management and international business trades. He graduated from Maritime College at Fort Schuyler, New York, where he holds a BS degree in transportation science and a graduate degree in transportation and business management.
His career began in the US Naval Reserve and the US and Dutch Merchant Marine, where he served as an officer in various commercial and military capacities on passenger, tug, oil, chemical, break bulk, and container vessels all over the globe.
He has authored over 225 articles and published 15 books on international trade, with three of the latest as follows: Post 911 "Compliance in Today’s Global Supply Chain", Mastering Import and Export Management, Purchasing Management, and Driving Risk and Spend out of the Supply Chain. Thomas A. Cook has lectured all over the world on varied subjects involved with global trade. He is considered by many leading professionals to be top in the field of global logistics and international operations.
