4^th Party Cyber Logistics For Air Cargo is a technical discussion for researchers and practitioners to understand the issues, models, and future directions of air cargo logistics in the cyber era. This book introduces the many aspects of planning and control of air cargo logistics processes in an e-Business environment. The authors approach this subject matter from the perspective of the logistics service providers. There is tremendous potential of achieving industry-wide collaboration between agents of the air cargo industry via an e-Business community platform. At the same time, there are many intellectually challenging problems regarding the architecture, ownership, decision support environment, and knowledge management of such an e-Business platform.
The authors provide an evolutionary view to conceptualize the developments of websites where e-Commerce activities and e-Business activities co-exist. Four Web eras are detailed, providing an impetus for the development of frameworks of an e-Business platform for air cargo logistics, or e-Platform. The conceptual framework captures the new elements in cyber logistics and what the framework can do for the industry.

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Stanford University, Palo Alto, USA

Frederick S. Hillier

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Book Title: 4th Party Cyber Logistics for Air Cargo
Authors: Sung-Chi Chu, Lawrence C. Leung, Yer Hui, Waiman Cheung
Editors: Frederick S. Hillier
Series Title: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b109858
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2004
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-7800-2Published: 30 April 2004
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-7990-5Published: 24 March 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-7801-9Published: 11 April 2006
Series ISSN: 0884-8289
Series E-ISSN: 2214-7934
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 164
Topics: Operations Management, Manufacturing, Machines, Tools, Processes, Mechanical Engineering, Operations Research/Decision Theory, Optimization

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

Front Matter

Air Cargo Logistics and Information Technology

Evolution of e-Commerce and Modern Air Cargo Logistics

Frameworks for a 4th Party Air Cargo Logistics e-Business Platform

A Benefit, Cost and Risk Analysis for the Stakeholders of a 4th Party Logistics e-Business Platform

Technical Design and Implementation of the Logistics e-Platform

E-Platform Decision Support: Optimizing Shipment Design

Business Intelligence for Air Cargo Logistics

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