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Port-Focal Logistics and Global Supply Chains

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  • © 2014

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Authors:
  1. K. Y. Ng Adolf

    1. University of Manitoba, Canada

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  2. John J. Liu

    1. City University of Hong Kong, China

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Introduction

    • K. Y. Ng Adolf, John J. Liu
    Pages 1-9

  3. Contemporary Development of Shipping and Impacts on Ports

    • K. Y. Ng Adolf, John J. Liu
    Pages 10-31

  4. Global Supply Chains and Trade Logistics: From Firm-Focal to Port-Focal

    • K. Y. Ng Adolf, John J. Liu
    Pages 32-57

  5. Logistics, Supply Chain and Port Evolution

    • K. Y. Ng Adolf, John J. Liu
    Pages 58-76

  6. Port and Trade Industrial Organization

    • K. Y. Ng Adolf, John J. Liu
    Pages 77-113

  7. Government Policies and the Role of Institutions

    • K. Y. Ng Adolf, John J. Liu
    Pages 114-144

  8. Case Study — India

    • K. Y. Ng Adolf, John J. Liu
    Pages 145-171

  9. Case Study — Brazil

    • K. Y. Ng Adolf, John J. Liu
    Pages 172-199

  10. Port-Focal Logistics: The Ideal for Future Global Supply Chains?

    • K. Y. Ng Adolf, John J. Liu
    Pages 200-208

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 209-240
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About this book

This book investigates the trends and challenges that ports, logistics and supply chains have tackled in recent decades and the way forward. A new concept, port focal logistics is introduced which appreciates the efforts by previous studies in this field, but simultaneously recognize the limitations, and the need for further improvements.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Manitoba, Canada

    K. Y. Ng Adolf

  • City University of Hong Kong, China

    John J. Liu

About the authors

Adolf K.Y. Ng is Associate Professor of Transport, Logistics and Supply Chain Management at the Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba, Canada. Having obtained his PhD from University of Oxford, UK, he excels in the research and teaching of port management and governance, transport geography and regional development, transport and the environment, maritime logistics and global supply chains, with more than a century of scholarly publications. A recipient of the Fulbright Scholar Program and the Endeavour Awards, Adolf was a visiting scholar at Stanford University, USA, and the Australian Maritime College, Australia, and had provided key strategic advices on various transport and logistics issues to intergovernmental (like UN institutions) and governmental agencies. He serves as a Council Member for the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), the Co-Editor of Journal of Transport Literature, and a member of the Editorial Board for Maritime Policy and Management.

John J. Liu is Professor at the Centre for Transport, Trade and Financial Studies of the City University of Hong Kong, China. He has more than 20 years of extensive teaching, research and consultancy experience in risk and decision analysis of logistics, supply chain and maritime services. After receiving his Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Marine Engineering (Ship Building) from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, John furthered his studies in Stanford University and Pennsylvania State University, USA, with his Master of Science in Economic Engineering Systems and PhD degree in Industrial Systems Engineering and Management, respectively. He has distinctive experiences in leading and designing executive development programs for senior executives and professionals. He has been actively involved in a number of remarkable research projects, and his publications are frequently found in refereed journals such as OR and Management Science, receiving different teaching and research awards. He has served on the Engineering Panel of Research Grant Council, HKSAR (2005-2011). He serves on Advisory Board for Maritime Policy and Management (2008-2010), and on Human Resource Taskforce of Maritime Industry Council, HKSAR (2006-2011).

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