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Library of Congress Cataloging‐in‐Publication Data:
Names: Sullivan, Mac, editor. | Kern, Johannes (Writer on logistics), editor.
Title: The digital transformation of logistics : demystifying impacts of the fourth industrial revolution / edited by Mac Sullivan, Johannes Kern.
Description: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley‐IEEE Press, [2021] | Series: IEEE Press series on technology management, innovation, and leadership | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020042818 (print) | LCCN 2020042819 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119646396 (paperback) | ISBN 9781119646457 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119646402 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Business logistics–Data processing.
Classification: LCC HD38.5 .D545 2021 (print) | LCC HD38.5 (ebook) | DDC 658.500285–dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020042818 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020042819
Cover Design: Wiley
Cover Image: © Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images
List of Contributors
Matías Aránguiz Law, Science and Technology, Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
John Berry JUSDA Supply Chain Management Corporation, Diamond Bar, CA, USA
Ira Breskin SUNY Maritime College, Bronx, NY, USA
Colin Cobb Loloi, Inc. Dallas, TX, USA
Simon de Raadt HyperSKu, Shenzhen, China
Sam Heuck Atlas Sourcing Partners, Hong Kong, HK
Ruben Huber OceanX, Laufenburg, Switzerland
Cameron Johnson Tidal Wave Solutions, Shanghai, China
Johannes Kern Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Nicholas Krapels SKEMA Business School, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Wesley Li Konica Minolta, Tokyo, Japan
Cory Margand SimpliShip, Boston, MA, USA
Andrea Margheri Cyber Security Researcher and Consultant Specialised in Digital Identities and Blockchain Technology Milan, Italy
Robert Mostert Toll, Singapore
Axel Neher Bosch Rexroth, Shanghai, China
Ayush Pandey Amazon.com Inc., Seattle, WA, USA
Dyci Sfregola New Gen Architects,Atlanta, GA, USA
Walter Simpson NNR Global Logistics, Dallas, TX, USA
Mac Sullivan NNR Global Logistics, Dallas, TX, USA
Jiayu Sun Bosch, Shanghai, China
Zheyuan Tang NNR Global Logistics, Dallas, TX, USA
Michael Teubenbacher CPC Consulting, Beijing, China, subsidiary of CPC Unternehmensmanagement AG
Bill Tran Supply Chain Management and Information Systems at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, USA
Alex von Stempel Freshwater Logistics Ltd, Middlesex, England
Scott Wang UPS, Louisville, Shanghai, China
Andre Wheeler Asia Pacific Connex, Perth, Australia
Lionel Willems Odoo, Hong Kong, China
Dennis Wong Flexport, San Francisco, CA, USA
Duoqi Xu School of Law, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Jiao Xu Flexport, Amsterdam, NL
Author Biographies
Editors
Mac Sullivan
Mac Sullivan is currently the Head of Technology and Digital Promotion at NNR Global Logistics. In this role, he oversees a portfolio of programs that leverage technology to create operational and commercial efficiency. Mac has an MBA from Hult International Business School and is pursuing his PhD from East China Normal University in the field of Political Theory. In addition to working for the past eight years in international logistics, he teaches Supply Chain Management at Texas Christian University and Cross‐cultural Communication at Tongji University.
Johannes Kern
Johannes is an Affiliated Professor of Supply Chain Management at Tongji University, China and General Manager of Xiezhi Consulting. His research focuses on logistics, purchasing, and supply chain management, particularly on buyer–supplier relationships and the digital transformation of logistics. He supports international companies in China to optimize the whole supply chain, including sourcing, transportation, warehousing, and production. Prior to that he worked in various functions in purchasing and logistics at the Bosch Group in Asia‐Pacific where he led teams and managed strategic projects in China, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan, and India. Johannes holds master's degrees from the University of Munich, Germany; Emlyon Business School, France; Aston University, UK and a PhD from Technical University Darmstadt in Germany.
Authors
Matías Aránguiz
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