Cargo and freight have been subjects of study since the origins of international trade, whether it involves logistical science or an operations management point of view. The following books cover major legal, business, academic and engineering issues involved in air, surface, and sea cargo. Each title will appeal to different audiences. Some are written for mass consumption and should be of interest to most readers. Others are more narrowly focused, exploring facts, arrangements, difficulties and problems inherent in the industry.
1. 4th Party Cyber Logistics for Air Cargo by Sung-Chi Chu is a discursive treatise on air freight forwarding and planning processes in an e business environment.
2. Development in Air Cargo Industry by Air Cargo Handling Coordination Association and DW Peak is an extensive study on latest advances in air cargo management.
3. Plunkett’s Transportation, Supply Chain and Logistics Industry Almanac by Jack W. Plunkett is a ready manual on cargo and freight, and is a must for every business table. It can help all kinds of industries and businesses to plan and strategize logistics and freight handling on land, air and sea.
4. Logistics and Supply Chain Management by G. Raghuram and N. Rangaraj is an interesting compilation of case studies from a management education perspective.
5. Air Transportation Planning and Design: A Text Book for Engineering Colleges and Universities by Virendra Kumar and Satish Chandra provides an academic perspective to aviation in general, and air transport in particular.
6. The Transportation Industry: Airlines, Trucking and Railroads by David G Smith is an important “how to” toolbox for a practitioner in the changing scenario of cargo and freight industry in the wake of deregulation and security threat perceptions.
7. Water Transportation Industry by the US Environment Protection Agency throws light on the transportation of goods on water while dwelling on environment laws, compliance, pollution and its control, and international regulatory framework.
8. Global Cargo Management: Concept, Typology, Law and Policy by Prem Nath Dhar not only deals with freight forwarding issues but also introduces the reader to emergent concepts and themes.
9. Transport for the Nuclear Industry by MST Price is a landmark book about scientific threats, risks involved and their mitigation in the nuclear transportation industry.
10. Cargo Movers and Their Revenue Potential for the People Mover Industry by Andrew S. Jakes and Alan S. Kahann is a must read for those in cargo business.
The above mentioned books provide the reader with a broad spectrum of theoretical and practical information on cargo and freight industry.
10 Books Worth Reading About the Freight and Cargo Industry
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