Global Perspectives
What can CSCMP Global Perspectives do for you?
Each issue of Global Perspectives takes an easy-to-read, in-depth look at research on a particular country or region to assist today’s supply chain professionals to better understand the business complexities of various regions and countries of the world.
- Is your business expanding into new regions?
- Are you seeking suppliers and supply chain partners in other countries?
- Are you aware of the realities of doing business in these distant settings?
- Are you looking for a reliable, concentrated source of unbiased information on doing business in these settings?
CSCMP Global Perspectives examines a particular country’s supply chain management (SCM) and logistics environments as well as general demographics and socioeconomic information. Each issue is a short booklet, similar to sister publication CSCMP Explores....
If you would like to submit a topic and author for a future issue please send the Research Strategies Committee an e-mail message.
Recent Issues of CSCMP Global Perspectives
The most recent issue of Global Perspectives: South Africa
This issue covers the socioeconomic and supply chain environment in the country of South Africa. South Africa is located at the southern-most tip of Africa and is by far the largest economy on this continent with a population of about 50 million inhabitants, the economy of South Africa is characterized by a unique combination of a highly-developed, first world economy and a large, emergent informal market economy.
Publication Date: 2011
Number of Pages: 52
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Benelux (2008)
Thomas Bougard, Invest Wallonia, Krist’l Krols, Flanders Institute for Logistics (VIL), Marc Linster, TriPoint Interactive, Ron Roest, CEVA Logistics, Stephan Satijn, Holland, International Distribution Council (NDL/HIDC)
Brazil (2007)
The team at Centro de Estudos em Logística of COPPEAD Management Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
China (2006)
Charles Guowen Wang, PhD, Research Center for Logistics and Supply Chain Management, China Development Institute
Colombia (2009)
Daniel L. Gardner, Trade Facilitators, Inc., and Humberto Serna Gómez, La Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá
Germany (2010)
Carl Marcus Wallenburg and Jan Simon Raue, Technische Universität Berlin
Hungary (2010)
Dr. Gabor Milics, PhD., University of West Hungary
India (2009)
Prof. Janal Shah, professor of Operations Management, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Dr. Suresh D.N., Chief Operating Officer, Supply Chain Management Centre
Ireland (2008)
David McKevitt and Donna Marshall, University College Dublin
Italy (2006)
Antonio Borghesi, Prof Mktg & Logistics, Paola Signori, Assoc Prof Mktg & Logistics, University of Verona
Japan (2006)
Toshiyuki Kitamura, Toyota Motor Sales USA
Mexico (2007)
Octavio Alberto Carranza Torres, Universidad Panamericana Mexico
Poland (2011)
Wojciech Napierata, UTi Poland
Scandinavia (2009)
Britta Gammelgaard, Copenhagen Business School, John Landborn Ab Jolares, Patrick Ryden, Oresund Logistics, and Merete Vestergaard, Copenhagen Business School
Singapore (2010)
Robert de Souza and Miti Garg, National University of Singapore & Mark Goh, University of South Australia
South Africa (2011)
Hans Ittmann, Chanel Schoeman, David King, and Livinson Mashoko, CSIR Built Environment
