Infrastructure Investment: The Supply Chain Connection, by David Jacoby and Daniel Hodge, Supply Chain Quarterly, Quarter 4, 2008.
The Road to Hell is Unpaved. Unattributed article in The Economist , Vol. 365, Iss. 8304, p. 75, 21 December 2002.
The author chronicles common issues resulting from an undeveloped transporation infrastructure by taking a 4-day ride with a Guiness beer delivery truck through the countryside in Camaroon.
The Freight Story: A National Perspective on Enhancing Freight Transportation, by Joanne Sedor and Harry Caldwell, report by the FHWA of the USDOT (Fall 2002).
The Physical Internet: A survey of logistics Unattributed article in The Economist, June 17, 2006.
This article summarizes the state of the art in global logistics practices, making an analogy to the distribution of packets of information on the internet.
Freight Pain: The Rise and Fall of Globalization, by Marc Levinson from Foreign Affairs, November/December 2008.
Supply Chain Decarbonization, produced by the World Economic Forum, January 2009.
Well Measured: Developing Indicators for Comprehensive and Sustainable Transport Planning, a report by Todd Lipman, Victoria Transport Policy Institute (February 2008).
What's the Real Cause of the Global Recession?, by Jeff Rubin and Peter Buchanan, October 31, 2008.
Building North America: Freight Transportation Infrastructure Policies in Canada, Mexico, and the US: An Overview and Analysis, by Stephen Blank, Graham Parsons, and Juan Carlos Villa ( a publication of the North American Transportation Competitiveness Research Council, March 2008).
Economic Growth Without Oil, addressing the challenge of economic growth without growing fuel consumpation.
Moving the US Economy, a report prepared for the National Chamber Foundation, 2008.
Business Logistics/Supply Chain Management by Ronald Ballou
Logistics Systems Analysis by Carlos Daganzo
Chapter 4 of Intermodal Freight Transportation by Gerhardt Muller
Chapter 1 of Applications of Queueing Theory by Gordon Newell
Chapter 5 of Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysis by Mannering, Kilareski, and Washburn
Chapter 14 of Supply Chain Management by Chopra and Mendl