The Logistic Revolution

The Rise of Logistics in the Mass Consumption Society
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-3-8441-0118-8
Verlag: Josef Eul Verlag GmbH

Buch, Deutsch, Englisch, 282 Seiten, PB, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 426 g

In this book, the political and economic factors which have led to the rise of logistics in Europe in the context of the mass consumption society will be discussed. First, the ascent of truck transport in the 1920s to satisfy consumer needs and the importance of the European motorway infrastructure for the development of modern logistics, also the dimension freight transport has acquired in Europe, which organizations have been created in Europe to enable and facilitate transnational goods transports, is shown. Other than in the US, the national transport markets were initially uncoordinated. It was only in the process of European unification that transport markets for truck freight and associated logistics systems became Europe-wide. This change was accompanied by the struggle between rail and truck. Second, Europe-wide just-in-time deliveries in the car manufactures, the role of the parcel delivery services in a society of mass consumption and the problems of Alpine crossing for goods traffic are further issues of the book. Finally, the various factors that led to the logistics revolution of the 1990s, as the Internet and the shift of consumer goods production from Europe to Asia are shown.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vahrenkamp, Richard

Über Autor(innen)

Richard Vahrenkamp took his PhD in Economics at the University of Karlsruhe. Since 1981 Professor of Logistics at the University of Kassel, Germany. Research on Supply Chain Management, Rationalization Movement in the 1920s, history of Autobahn construction and history of regulations in German and European cargo transportation systems of trains, trucks and air planes.