in a UPS super hub in Louisville International Airport; hitches a ride on a coal train; and attends ship- handling school. KEY TAKEAWAYS: McPhee’s sharp and stylish look into the people that make it happen will leave you wondering what other great stories are out there among your workers and the transportation partners you regularly do business with. FOR DETAILS: www.fsgbooks.com Supply Chain Saves the World By AMR Research Saving the world could save you money, proclaims supply chain research firm AMR
Research. The book points to Wal-Mart and Home Depot, two of the first companies to respond during Hurricane Katrina; the economic connection between global powers preventing costly wars; and innovation in technology to solve the energy crisis as examples of how the supply chain makes the world a better place, and nets companies profit by doing so. KEY TAKEAWAYS: AMR uses field research and previous work with clients to define a variety of sensible tools that can be applied to develop demand-driven supply networks, which can improve your company and the world. FOR DETAILS: www.amrresearch.com RFID Strategic Implementation and ROI By Charles Poirier and Duncan McCollum The book addresses the question of whether radio frequency identification (RFID) is the “next big thing” or just a blip on the radar. Survey says: business growth and improvement aided by the use of RFID should be implemented, and soon. If you’re still hesitant about the technology, keep turning the pages – the authors walk you through the advantages and potential problems of RFID. KEY TAKEAWAYS: After reading about RFID and its benefits, take a look at the book’s step-by-step roadmap for RFID implementation. Follow the success of the case studies presented in the book and apply it to your business. FOR DETAILS: www.jrosspub.com
The Future of Equipment Leasing By Jeffrey Taylor
Equipment leasing expert Jeffrey Taylor takes the reader for a ride through history and into the future of equipment leasing. From Reagan to Enron, Taylor dwells on the missteps of the past to determine what is in store for tomorrow. After all is said and done, Taylor predicts, large public leasing companies will be left out of the future of equipment leasing, while small and mid-sized businesses will flourish. KEY TAKEAWAYS: The book stresses business ethics as it dissects Enron, Tyco, and WorldCom. Taylor suggests that ethics standards must change in order for equipment leas- ing companies to survive after a whirlwind of corporate controversy. FOR DETAILS: www.koganpage.com Uncommon Carriers By John McPhee You may have picked up a book about freight transportation before. But have you read one about the people who literally make the business move – the drivers, the pilots, the captains? John McPhee travels from Atlanta to Tacoma with a driver and his 18-wheel chemical tanker; floats up the Illinois River in a vessel “four times longer than the channel is wide;” navigates the same path Henry Thoreau did 164 years earlier in his book A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers ; spends time
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