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Book Review: The Full Costs and Benefits of Transportation

This book is a welcome addition to the field of cost-benefit analysis in transportation. It contains individual contributions from 20 or so respected academics, each describing a separate field of study. I have seldom seen a fuller and more holistic approach to cost and benefits in transportation research.

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ARTICLES and PAPERS
Mitigating Supply Chain Vulnerability
I'm a quantitative researcher, so I usually shy away from journal articles with too many equations a[...]
Lean + Agile = LeAgile: a happy marriage?
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BOOKS and BOOK CHAPTERS
Is Dynamic Supply Chain Alignment the way of the future?
Dynamic Supply Chain Alignment. That is the magic formula that runs like a red thread through John G[...]
Risk and vulnerability in maritime supply chains
This week's focus are risks in the maritime supply chain. Today's article reflects on security in ma[...]
REPORTS and WHITEPAPERS
Vulnerable or valuable supply chain?
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Global Resilience Index
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from HERE and THERE
International Conference on Flexible Supply Chains in a Global Economy
This conference is hosted by Molde University College, the leading research and education center for[...]
Somali pirates forcing ships to make detour
In an earlier article today I quoted several sources saying that shipping companies are now seriousl[...]