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Transport and Logistics in a Globalizing World : A Focus on Italy / by Ilaria Mariotti.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mariotti, Ilaria, Author.
- Series:
- PoliMI SpringerBriefs, 2282-2577
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Engineering economy.
- Production management.
- Regional economics.
- Space in economics.
- Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.
- Operations Management.
- Regional/Spatial Science.
- Local Subjects:
- Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.
- Operations Management.
- Regional/Spatial Science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (100 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2015.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Globalization of the economy, fragmentation of the production process, increasing externalization of TNCs activities through their global value chains and the widespread adoption of Just-in-Time have increased the flows of raw materials, intermediate goods and finished products, with a direct effect on the transport and logistics industry. This industry, indeed, plays a key role in connecting the different import and export markets and the vertically disaggregated components of production system, which are widespread in the world. The existing literature on transport and logistics is mainly focused on engineering research, transportation economics and management studies, disregarding the view of regional economics, which relates with the impact of economics on space, and therefore, on the impact of internationalisation on a specific industry – transport and logistics and its effects on space. The present book aims to fill the gap in the existing literature by presenting the state of the art of the impact of globalisation and internationalisation of the economy on this industry and focusing on the case of Italy.
- Contents:
- Transport and logistics in a globalizing world: an appraisal
- Location determinants of transport and logistics FDIs. A focus on China and Italy
- Integration strategies and the related drivers. A focus on inward FDIs in Italy
- Domestic and foreign logistics firms. How heterogeneity affects firm performance
- The effects of manufacturing internationalization on transport and logistics. Empirical evidence on Italy
- Conclusions
- Appendix. The LogINT database.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- ISBN:
- 3-319-00011-X
- OCLC:
- 892044222
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