 Handbook of Global Logistics: Transportation in International Supply Chains
Global logistics entails tradeoffs in facility location, distribution networks, the routing and scheduling of deliveries by different modes of travel (e.g., air, water, truck, rail), procurement, and the overall management of international supply chains. In an increasingly global economy, then, logistics has become a very important matter in... |  |  |  |  Any Way You Slice It: The Past, Present, and Future of Rationing
Rationing: it’s a wordÂand ideaÂthat people often loathe and fear. Health care expert Henry Aaron has compared mentioning the possibility of rationing to Âshouting an obscenity in church.” Yet societies in fact ration food, water, medical care, and fuel all the time, with those who can pay the most getting the most. As ... |