Cargo Handling and the Modern Port
Cargo Handling and the Modern Port

Author: R. B. Oram

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2014-05-16

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 1483180867

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Cargo Handling and the Modern Port covers various concerns in the handling of goods in a contemporary port. The book also details the functions of ports, along with the impact of the silent revolutions that took place in the major ports around the world. The text first covers the port itself, such as its functions, the types of port managements, and administration. Next, the book discusses the basics of operating a port, and then proceeds to tackling port labor. Chapter 4 details the various changes that took place in the major ports throughout the world after 1945. The next series of chapters deals with various concerns in cargo, such as unit load, containers, and bulk cargos. The last chapter of the text discusses the ports of the future. The book will be of great use to individuals involved in logistics, forwarding, and ship transportation industries.

Training Initiatives and Strategies for the Modern Workforce
Training Initiatives and Strategies for the Modern Workforce

Author: Frasard, Scott

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2016-12-28

Total Pages: 307

ISBN-13: 1522518096

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Organizations in modern business settings invest significant time and resources into training employees. By implementing new techniques and methods, business training programs can be optimized and contribute to overall competitive advantage. Training Initiatives and Strategies for the Modern Workforce is a comprehensive reference source for emerging perspectives on bringing evaluation training theory into practice, modifying practices based on the experiences of others, and applying new tools to improve trainings and evaluations. Featuring innovative coverage across relevant topics, such as business metrics, return on investment, and transfer of learning, this book is ideally designed for professionals, business educators, graduate students, practitioners and researchers actively involved in business environments.

Modern Emergency Management
Modern Emergency Management

Author: Jie Cao

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-08-20

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 9811057206

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This book provides essential information on emergency management. It is composed of two parts, addressing the basic theory and related methods of emergency management, including risk management, coordination management, crisis management and disaster management. By putting the emphasis on interdisciplinary, systematic perspectives and building a bridge between basic knowledge and further research, it is well suited as an emergency management textbook and offers a valuable guide to prepare readers for their future emergency management careers.

Factory
Factory

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1921

Total Pages: 730

ISBN-13:

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