Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Logistics and Management; 3. Logistics and Documentation; 4. Transportation; 5. Carriage of Goods by Land; 6. Carriage of Goods by Sea; 7. Ocean Freight Rates; 8. Ocean Freight Calculation; 9. Shipping Formalities; 10. Types of Ships; 11. Shipping Intermediaries; 12. Important Sea Routes; 13. Major Ports in India; 14. World's Major Ports; 15. Containerisation; 16. Inland Container Depots and Container Freight Stations; 17. Airline Industry; 18. Air Cargo Industry; 19. Warehouse Management; 20. Inventory Management; 21. Information and Communication Technology in Logistics Management; 22. Enterprise Resource Planning; 23. Reverse Logistics; Index.

About the Author

S. SUDALAIMUTHU, PhD, is with the Department of Commerce, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. He has organized/participated in a number of national and international workshops/seminars and presented more than 50 papers. His books include Business Communication and Logistics Management. S. ANTHONY RAJ, faculty, Department of International Business, CMS College of Science and Commerce, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu is engaged in project consultancy work in the field of marketing and logistics. He has guided more than 40 projects in International Business area and has participated in various international seminars and presented many papers. He has authored the book Introduction to Information Technology.