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Record Nr.

UNINA9910583097703321

Titolo

Finance and Risk Management for International Logistics and the Supply Chain / / edited by Stephen Gong, Kevin Cullinane

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, Netherlands : , : Elsevier, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

9780128138311

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (352 pages)

Disciplina

658.7

Soggetti

Business logistics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Supply chain finance and risk management : a selective survey and research agenda / Stephen Gong -- Different perspectives on supply chain finance-in search of a holistic approach / Abhinayan Basu Bal, Viktor Elliot, Ted Lindblom, Lars-Göran Malmberg, Trisha Rajput, and Johan Woxenius -- Modeling risks in supply chains / Yossi Sheffi -- The evolution of modern ship finance / Wolfgang Drobetz and Max Johns -- Investor sentiment, earnings growth, and volatility : strategies for finance in international shipping / Panos K. Pouliasis, Nikos C. Papapostolou, and Ilias D. Visvikis -- Tail risks in credit, commodity, and shipping markets / Dimitrios Gounopoulos and Nikos Paltalidis -- Financing ships of innovative technology / Orestis Schinas -- Operational and financial management in agricultural cooperatives / Xiaoyan Qian and Tava Lennon Olsen -- Cold-chain systems in China and value-chain analysis / Kelly Yujie Wang and Tsz Leung Yip -- Choosing cross-border financial guarantee instruments-economic implications and hidden risks / L. Urciuoli, M. C. Gurbuz, and S. Val -- Regional effects of port fee economic zones on real estate speculation : a Korean case study / Luca Cocconcelli and Francesca Medda -- Risk management in the airline industry / David Pyke and Soheil Sibdari.

Sommario/riassunto

"Finance and Risk Management for International Logistics and the Supply Chain presents a detailed overview of financial and risk management tools, activity-based costing, and multi-criteria decision-making, providing comprehensive guidance for those researching and



working in logistics and supply chain management. The book breaks new ground, combining the expertise of leading authorities to analyze and navigate the funding components for these critical transportation functions. As the international logistics and supply chain transportation fields have recently received heavy investments, this research and the theory behind it provide a timely update on risk management, finance and legal and environmental impacts. Users will find sections that address the wide-ranging issues related to this emerging field that are presented from an international and holistic perspective. Provides a valuable reference covering the full slate of financial issues of interest to global players in the international transport, logistics and supply chain industriesCovers a truly international perspective, addressing a diverse variety of worldwide transport, logistics and supply chain contextsFeatures finance and risk-management strategies related to the banking industry, exchange rates, fuel prices, climate-related funding, freight derivatives and legal aspects"--