The Shipping Point: The Rise of China and the Future of Retail Supply Chain Management - Hardcover

Levesque, Peter J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0470824530 ISBN 13: 9780470824535

Verlag: John Wiley & Sons, 2011

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The Shipping Point examines the historical transformation taking place in China today as it evolves from global manufacturer to global consumer marketplace. The book further examines the impact this transformation will have on the future of retail supply chain management.
 
The book is divided into four key sections. Section One: The Rise of Chin a examines the remarkable ascendancy of China's economy, domestic infrastructure, and flourishing human capital. Section Two: The Changing Face of Consumer Retail, discusses the impact that social networks and internet design technology are having on traditional retail models and looks at the development of China's retail sector and domestic consumer brands. Section Three: Retail Supply Chain Innovation looks at ways of building more dynamic, sustainable and resilient transporation networks and discusses the critical role that people and technology will play in supporting the supply chain of the future. Section Four: Supporting the Dynamic Supply Chain provides a more tactical perspective on the fundamentals of logistics network design and successful supply chain execution in China. The critical role that leadership plays in building and supporting successful logistics programs in China is also discussed.
 
Peter Levesque and his contributing authors bring together their practical expertise and insight in examining the opportunities that exist in both consumer retail and supply chain management over the next decade in China. In addition they provide insightful perspective into what it will take to turn those opportunities into reality.
 
The Shipping Point offers a definitive reference guide for anyone involved in retail supply chain management in China.

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Peter Levesque has over 20 years of international transportation and logistics experience. He has been living and working in the Asia-Pacific region since 1996 and currently serves as Chief Commercial Officer for Modern Terminals Limited based in Hong Kong. Prior to joining Modern Terminals Mr. Levesque served as senior vice president as CEVA Logistics and as regional vice president for DHL's international Supply Chain Group. In 2000, he co-founded V-Logic Limited, a niche 3PL company based in Hong Kong, and prior to V-Logic he held several management positions with American President Lines, including managing director of (ACS) APL Logistics for North Asia.
Mr. Levesque holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts, and an MBA from Northwestern University's J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He has served as Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship for the Kellogg--HKUST MBA program, and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's MBA program.
Please contact Peter Levesque at: TheShippingPoint2011@yahoo.com and www.facebook.com/TheShippingPoint

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Praise for The Shipping Point: The Rise of China and the Future of Retail Supply Chain Management
 
The Shipping Point is a must read for anyone involved in the dynamic, rapidly evolving field of supply chain management in China. Peter Levesque brings his considerable insight and experience together to form with will undoubtedly be the definitive SCM reference guide for many years to come.
--Rob Chipman, CEO, Asian Tigers Mobility, Hong Kong
 
You can't do business in China unless you understand logistics, The Shipping Point provides a superb overview of this too little understood fundamental. The key to China's integration into the world economy is supply chain management, and the fulcrum for that activity rests on an important point--The Shipping Point. For businesses that source from China or run China-oriented supply chains the book is a must.
--Franklin L. Lavin, Chairman, Public Affairs, Edelman Asia Pacific Former Undersecretary for International Trade, U.S. Department of Commerce
 
An ambitious capture of China's history and the evolution of Supply Chain strategies. A must read for anyone involved in global supply chain! I was impressed by the amount of valuable information. Well done!
--Jack Keating, Vice President, Global Customer Fulfillment, The Timberland Co.
 
Peter Levesque clearly explains what remains the most important topic in logistics today--the role of China in sourcing retail goods destined for consumer markets around the world. This book takes the reader thorough all the major issues involved in China's continuing dominant role as the world's factory floor, and should be required reading for anyone hoping to understanding today's globalized consumer product.
--Peter Tirschwell, Senior Vice President, UBM Global Trade/The Journal of Commerce
 
China is no longer just a major source of products for the world, it is a rapidly growing market itself. For retail and logistics executives thinking about expanding into China, The Shipping Point provides insightful perspectives on what China's evolution into a robust consumer economy means to the future of supply chain management.
--Richard R. Vuylsteke, President, The American Chamber of Commerce (Hong Kong)

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0470824530
• ISBN 13: 9780470824535
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 288
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