TY - BOOK ID - 145432546 TI - Logistics : The Emerging Frontiers of Transportation and Development in China AU - Liu, Rongfang (Rachel) AU - Zhang, Jin AU - Guan, Changqian AU - Eighth International Conference of Chinese Logistics and Transportation Professionals (ICCLTP) AU - Xi nan jiao tong da xue (China) AU - North America Chinese Overseas Transportation Association. AU - Transportation & Development Institute (American Society of Civil Engineers) PY - 2009 PB - American Society of Civil Engineers DB - UniCat KW - Transportation engineering KW - Logistics KW - Public transportation KW - Supply chain management KW - Research and development KW - Transportation management KW - Transportation networks KW - Management methods KW - Colleges and universities KW - China KW - Asia KW - North America KW - Logistics KW - Public transportation KW - Supply chain management KW - Research and development KW - Transportation management KW - Transportation networks KW - Management methods KW - Colleges and universities KW - China KW - Asia KW - North America UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:145432546 AB - Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference of Chinese Logistics and Transportation Professionals, held in Chengdu, China, July 31-August 3, 2008. Sponsored by Southwest Jiantong University; North America China Overseas Transportation Association; the Transportation and Development Institute of ASCE. This collection of 699 papers examines logistics and supply chain management and research in China. Although logistics as an area of study is still in early stages, it is growing rapidly as a component of China's transportation and development research. In these papers, industry professionals discuss their perspectives and analysis in this developing research field. Topics include: transportation and logistic policy and strategy; supply chain and transport operation and management; logistics and transport info rmation and technology; planning methodology and simulation models; infrastructure and equipment; and urbans platform for logistics and public transportation. ER -