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Topic 1 – iGlobalization : Emergence and Convergence. A – What is iGlobalization ? B – The Age of Interdependency C – Transportation and Logistics. What is iGlobalization ?. How can iGlobalization be defined? What are its driving forces?.
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Topic 1 – iGlobalization: Emergence and Convergence A – What is iGlobalization? B – The Age of Interdependency C – Transportation and Logistics
What is iGlobalization? How can iGlobalization be defined? What are its driving forces?
iGlobalization: Generating added value through globalization
Pallets waiting to be loaded in a container, APL DC - Shenzhen, China
Major Forms of Globalization: A Multidimensional and Dynamic Concept
The Age of Interdependency What are the main relations holding the global economy?
Transportation and Logistics What is the role and purpose of transportation? What are the relations between transportation and logistics?
Different Representations of Distance Euclidean Distance B A Transport Distance Pickup B A Delivery Transshipment Mode 1 Mode 2 Logistical Distance Order Pickup B A Delivery Transshipment Mode 1 Mode 2 Order Processing PackingScheduling Inventory Management Unpacking SortingWarehousing
Transportation as a Derived Demand Activity Working Vacationing Manufacturing Direct Taxi Air travel Touring bus Trucks Containership Commuting Warehousing Indirect Energy Derived Demand Transportation cannot exists on its own and cannot be stored.
Logistics • Definition • Activities related to the transformation and circulation of goods. • All operations required for goods (material or nonmaterial) to be made available on markets or to specific destinations: • Material supply of production. • Distribution and transport function. • Wholesale and retail.