TY - JOUR
T1 - From pre-Medieval to post-modern times
T2 - Logistics routes and their modalities have not changed much
AU - Kidd, John
AU - Stumm, Marielle
PY - 2005/11/28
Y1 - 2005/11/28
N2 - Purpose - The paper aims to begin with a brief review of early banking and finance methods, early logistics routes through Europe, and message delivery modes in medieval China, the paper then proposes to move on to a comparative study of modern logistics modes in the European Union and in India - in particular the ports of Le Havre (France) and Mangalore (Karnataka). Design/methodology/approach - The data are derived from secondary sources, including the local press in India as well as official European Union (EU) documentation. Findings - Given the cultural and political differences between the EU and India, their logistics and hinterland development are very different in deployment and scope: Le Havre "scores" much more highly than Mangalore and the EU is much more coherently developed than India. Practical implications - Le Havre, France, and the EU are well placed through their integrated logistics development to merge with the proposed Euro-Asia-America "land-bridge" which initially will be based on a redeveloped Trans-Siberian rail network; whereas the southern "Silk Road" development, taking in India, is floundering due to many factors inhibiting implementation of this new network. Originality/value - The paper will be of interest to those who wish to view the development of intercontinental logistics routes, and to grasp the future potential for new trade links between the Pacific and the Atlantic ports.
AB - Purpose - The paper aims to begin with a brief review of early banking and finance methods, early logistics routes through Europe, and message delivery modes in medieval China, the paper then proposes to move on to a comparative study of modern logistics modes in the European Union and in India - in particular the ports of Le Havre (France) and Mangalore (Karnataka). Design/methodology/approach - The data are derived from secondary sources, including the local press in India as well as official European Union (EU) documentation. Findings - Given the cultural and political differences between the EU and India, their logistics and hinterland development are very different in deployment and scope: Le Havre "scores" much more highly than Mangalore and the EU is much more coherently developed than India. Practical implications - Le Havre, France, and the EU are well placed through their integrated logistics development to merge with the proposed Euro-Asia-America "land-bridge" which initially will be based on a redeveloped Trans-Siberian rail network; whereas the southern "Silk Road" development, taking in India, is floundering due to many factors inhibiting implementation of this new network. Originality/value - The paper will be of interest to those who wish to view the development of intercontinental logistics routes, and to grasp the future potential for new trade links between the Pacific and the Atlantic ports.
KW - Distribution management
KW - European Union
KW - India
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UR - https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/00251740510626308/full/html
U2 - 10.1108/00251740510626308
DO - 10.1108/00251740510626308
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:27844530211
SN - 0025-1747
VL - 43
SP - 1249
EP - 1261
JO - Management Decision
JF - Management Decision
IS - 9
ER -