Plunkett's Transportation, Supply Chain & Logistics Industry Almanac 2010: Transportation, Supply Chain & Logistics Industry Market Research, Statistics, ... Transportation & Logistics Industry Almanac)

The immense, global transportation and logistics sector is vital to businesses of all types. This carefully-researched book covers exciting trends in supply chain and logistics management, transportation, just in time delivery, warehousing, distribution, intermodal shipment systems, logistics services, purchasing and advanced technologies such as RFID. This reference tool includes thorough market analysis as well as our highly respected trends analysis. You'll find a complete overview, industry analysis and market research report in one superb, value-priced package. It contains thousands of contacts for business and industry leaders, industry associations, Internet sites and other resources.This book also includes statistical tables, an industry glossary and thorough indexes. The corporate profiles section of the book includes our proprietary, in-depth profiles of the 500 leading companies in all facets of the transportation and logistics industry. Here you'll find complete profiles of the hot companies that are making news today, the largest, most successful corporations in the business. Purchasers of either the book or PDF version can receive a free copy of the company profiles database on CD-ROM, enabling key word search and export of key information, addresses, phone numbers and executive names with titles for every company profiled. Market research guide to the transportation, supply chain and logistics industry. A tool for strategic planning, competitive intelligence, employment searches or financial research. Contains trends, statistical tables, an industry glossary, and profiles of transportation, supply chain and logistics industry firms, including contact information. The data and areas of interest covered are intentionally broad, ranging from transportation methods to emerging technologies, to an in-depth look at the major firms (which we call "THE TRANSPORTATION 500") within the many segments that make up the transportation, supply chain and logistics industry. 1. Major trends affecting the transportation, supply chain & logistics industry 2. Transportation, supply chain & logistics industry statistics 3. Important transportation, supply chain & logistics industry contacts 4. The transportation 500: who they are and how they were chosen.