This book reveals the secrets of Yamato Transport’s success in maintaining and extending its leadership in Japan’s domestic parcel delivery market. It presents six cases that illustrate how Yamato's flagship service, TA-Q-BIN, has evolved since the 1970s to the benefit of consumers, particularly urban dwellers, and how TA-Q-BIN has become an integral part of Japanese daily life. Each of the six unique cases serves as an independent teaching case for undergraduate and graduate students, des...

Maximizing reader insights into the challenges facing maritime supply chains and container port logistics service providers in Asia, this book highlights their innovative responses to these challenges through real-world case studies.With a focus on mathematical modeling, simulation and heuristics approaches, this book provides academics, engineers, container terminal operators, students in logistics and supply chain management with the latest approaches that can be used to address ...

This engaging guide is designed to demystify artificial intelligence (AI) in the business world, no advanced maths degrees or robotic companions are necessary. It tackles everything from traditional AI to the exciting realm of Generative AI, clearly distinguishing between what is genuinely beneficial and what is merely hype, all while demonstrating how to leverage AI to address real-world business challenges.The first half of the book serves as an essential playbook for businesses ...

Artificial intelligence will radically change our lives—just not in the ways you might think. You've been made to believe that AI will take your job. The truth is AI will deeply change the nature of work itself and lead to the creation of jobs that don't exist yet. Sensational media reports speculate about the "rise of the machines" but fail to see that there's no real intelligence in AI. It is not an all-seeing master, but rather a functional tool that must combine with the intelligence w...

This unique study is the first in depth examination of the environment and development of the Straits. Taking an integrative approach, the book argues that the region has an underlying unity which political divisions (between Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore) disguise. Its emphasis is on three major elements: first, a study of the historical geography of the region illustrates its role as a sea-corridor which connected the markets of India and China. Secondly, that contemporary patterns o...

This book presents select proceedings of the first International Conference on Logistics, Supply Chain and Transportation (ICLST 2024) and provides the reader a comprehensive view of the latest developments in research and practice in the domains of transportation engineering, logistics, and supply chain management. The topics covered include agri and healthcare supply chains, freight, humanitarian, and maritime logistics, production and operations management, work study and ergonomics, in...

This book presents select proceedings of the first International Conference on Logistics, Supply Chain, and Transportation (ICLST 2024) and provides the reader a comprehensive view of the latest developments in research and practice in the domains of transportation engineering, logistics, and supply chain management. The topics covered include agriculture and healthcare supply chains, freight, humanitarian, and maritime logistics, production and operations management, work study and ergono...