Transport logistics
Subtitle: shared solutions to common challenges.
Contributors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Publisher: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Paris, France
Language: eng
Number of pages: 51
Subjects: Freight and freightage.; Transportation.; Business logistics.
Description: Globalisation and advances in information and communication technologies are reshaping the world’s trading patterns. Today’s internationally competitive businesses work through strategic, integrated global networks designed to deliver efficient and high-quality response to demands from anywhere in the world. This trend has given rise to the terms "global logistics" or "supply-chain management". In addition, growing environmental concerns require that logistics should not only be efficient; they should also contribute to sustainable development. The OECD TRILOG project aimed to provide insights into these key issues through an exchange of experiences relating to freight transport logistics in the Asia-Pacific, Europe and North American regions. This report attempts to identify constraints and address issues common to the three regions, and suggest possible solutions and approaches that could facilitate the development of policies to promote efficient and sustainable international logistics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 50).
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Abstract ITRD; title: Executive summary; title: Ch. I. Global transport logistics; title: Ch. II. Information and communication technology (ICT) developments for supporting logistics; title: Ch. III. Intermodality and logistics; title: Ch. IV. Provision of logistics infrastructure; title: Ch. V. Skills and training requirements; title: Ch. VI. Evaluation of logistic systems, indicators; title: References; title: Annex.