{"product_id":"coordinated-motor-rail-steamship-transportation-9781025579139","title":"Coordinated Motor-Rail-Steamship Transportation","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): G. Lloyd Wilson | Emory R. Johnson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Tradd Street Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Tradd Street Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Railroads - History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Coordinated Motor-Rail-Steamship Transportation\"\u003c\/b\u003e is a comprehensive analytical study of the integration and synchronization of diverse transport modes during a transformative era in industrial logistics. The work explores the emergence of intermodal systems, examining how motor vehicles, railways, and steamship lines began to function as a unified network to enhance efficiency in the movement of goods and passengers across vast distances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten at a pivotal moment in the development of modern infrastructure, G. Lloyd Wilson provides an in-depth analysis of the economic, regulatory, and operational challenges of the early 20th century. The text delves into the coordination of schedules, the standardization of freight handling, and the competitive dynamics between traditional rail lines and the then-burgeoning motor transport industry. By evaluating the synergies between land and sea routes, the author outlines the fundamental principles that would come to define modern supply chain management.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume serves as a significant historical resource for scholars of economic history, transportation policy, and logistics. It offers invaluable insights into the structural evolution of the global transport network and the foundational efforts to create a seamless, multi-modal transit system during the 1930s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tradd Street Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47884587991191,"sku":"9781025579139","price":2044.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781025579139.webp?v=1781108392","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/coordinated-motor-rail-steamship-transportation-9781025579139","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}