Transport: Strategy and Policy

This book examines the business strategies of passenger and freight carriers in road, rali, sea and air transport. It assesses their responses to an increasingly competitive and commercially ariented market as Governments throughout the world encourage a liberalized approach to the transport sector.
Transport: Strategy and Policy provides a comprehensive text for transport professionals and students on courses concerned with leisure and tourism, business logistics, economic development and town and country planning. It will be particularly useful for those taking Chartered Institute of Transport examinations. It focuses on the special characteristics that distinguish transport from other service industries, as well as the similarities and differences between the various modes. The text is illustrated by a wide range of detailed case studies and examples from

airlines
ferries
deep sea shipping
railways and Light Rapid Transit
buses and coaches
community transport
express parcel services and retail distribution

Nota biograficzna:
Stephen J Shaw is a Senior Lecturer in Transport Management at the Business School, University of North London. He is an examiner for the Chartered Institute of Transport and is currently Chairman of the Organisation of Teachers of Transport Studies. He previously worked as a professional planner and project manager, specializing in airport and economic development.

Okładka tylna:
This book examines the business strategies of passenger and freight carriers in road, rali, sea and air transport. It assesses their responses to an increasingly competitive and commercially ariented market as Governments throughout the world encourage a liberalized approach to the transport sector.
Transport: Strategy and Policy provides a comprehensive text for transport professionals and students on co urses concerned with leisure and tourism, business logistics, economic development and town and country planning. It will be particularly useful for those taking Chartered Institute of Transport examinations. It focuses on the special characteristics that distinguish transport from other service industries, as well as the similarities and differences between the various modes. The text is illustrated by a wide range of detailed case studies and examples from

airlines
ferries
deep sea shipping
railways and Light Rapid Transit
buses and coaches
community transport
express parcel services and retail distribution