Annotated bibliography and guide to sources of information on business and management - includes material reating to accounting, taxation, computers and management information systems, insurance, real estate business, marketing, personnel management, labour relations, etc.

Designed for students, young managers and seasoned practitioners alike, this handbook explains the nuts and bolts of the modern logistics and distribution world in plain language. Illustrated throughout, this second edition includes new chapters on areas previously not covered, such as: intermodal transport; benchmarking; environmental matters; and vehicle and depot security.

Materials management has become an important activity in both manu facturing and service organizations. Rapid changes in the industrial envi ronment, such as the introduction of automation and Just-In-Time, and demands for increased productivity and quality have increased the need for alI personnel to be concerned with total control of materials. Clearly this trend will continue, and materials management wilI play an increasingly vital role in organizational success, especialIy for operations that are be coming automated. Materials management will be more critical in many service organizations where the materials group has received little attention in the past. This book covers the basic materials management function and provides valuable insights into various other major functions related to it. We believe that each of these-manufacturing, marketing, finance, quaIity assurance, and engineering-is vitalIy involved in materiaIs management, and any coverage of the subject that excludes these functions offers too narrow a perspective. With increasing demand for materials managers, human resource re quirements will be satisfied by individuals trained within the discipline and by personnel who have worked in other fields. The dimensions of materials management have grown so rapidly that many practicing managers are not aware that they are fulfilling material management functions. It is impor tant that alI individuals have the basic knowledge required to perforrn their roles in these organizations.

An excellent book for commerce students appearing in competitive, professional and other examinations. 1.International Marketing : Meaning, Nature, Scope and Barriers, 2. International Marketing Environment, 3 .Identification and Selection of Foreign Market : Entry Mode Decisions, 4.International Product Planning , 5.Product Life-Cycle and New Product Development, 6. Product Designing, Standardisation Vs Adaptation, 7. Branding and Trade Mark, 8. Packaging and Labelling, 9. Quality Issues and After Sales Services, 10. International Pricing, 11. International Price Quotation, 12.International Payment Terms and Trade , 13.Sales Promotion in International Marketing, 14.International Advertising, 15. Personal Selling, Trade Fairs and Exhibitions, 16. Channels of Distribution and Role of Middlemen, 17. Foreign Sales Agent, 18.Marketing Logistic Decision, 19. Foreign Trade and Policy, 20. Export Finance.