Global trends in policy and technology related fields are rapidly reshaping the port industry worldwide‎.‎ International in scope‎,‎ this volume provides multidisciplinary insights into the role port cities adopt in dealing with global supply chains‎.‎ Throughout the book‎,‎ concepts of strategic management‎,‎ supply chain management‎,‎ port and transport economics and economic and transport geography are applied to offer an in‎-depth understanding of the processes underlying global supply chains and associated spatial and functional dynamics in port‎-cities‎.‎ The book also discusses policy outcomes and implications relevant to port‎-cities positioned in different segments of global supply chains‎.‎

• Author‎:‎ James Jixian Wang‎,‎ Daniel Olivier
• Publisher‎:‎ Ashgate
• ISBN‎:‎ 9780754670544