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050	0	0	_aHE 199 .A2 B35 2005
090			_aHE 199 .A2 B35 2005
100	1	0	_aBaluch, Issa. _9178192
245	1	0	_aTransport logistics : _bpast, present and predictions / _cIssa Baluch.
260			_aDubai : _bWinning Books, _c2005.
300			_axxi, p. 309 : _bill., maps ; _c26 cm
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aPresents the history of supply chain and transport logistics by providing examples of ancient supply chains on the Nile, Hannibal pioneering alpine transport, the Great Wall and Forbidden City, Panama Canal, German Airlift at Stalingrad, D-Day, relocating the Temples of Abu Simbel, The Falklands War and the Dot-Com earthquake. Discuss the globalization of transport, the role of the freight forwarder, securing global trade lanes and humanitarian logistics. Predictions for the future include: transport machines of the future, new fuels, railways for Africa and the Middle East, training and professional development.
650		0	_aFreight and freightage _zUnited Arab Emirates. _9346
650		0	_aTransportation _zUnited Arab Emirates _vCase studies. _9178193
650		0	_aBusiness logistics _zUnited Arab Emirates _vCase studies. _9178194
650		0	_aPhysical distribution of goods. _9178195
852			_y12-28-2005
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