Logistics, Transportation, and
Supply Chain Management (LTSCM)

Go to Logistics, Business & Public Policy department
in the Robert H. Smith School of Business

Links by Type: Associations | Governmental Links | Publications
Links by Specific Topics: Industry Classification | Product Codes | Statistics
Country Data and Information | Modes of Transportation


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Logistics, Transportation, and SCM Associations The American Society of Transportation and Logistics (AST&L)
 
AST&L is a professional organization that provides information in the fields of traffic, transportation, logistics, and physical distribution management.


APICS - The Educational Society for Resource Management
 
APICS is a not-for-profit international educational organization with a focus on manufacturing and service industries across the entire supply chain in such areas as materials management, information services, purchasing and quality.


Council of Logistics Management (CLM)
 
CLM has three main goals: to provide an avenue for logistics professionals to communicate, to conduct logistics theory and practice research, and to "create awareness of the significance of logistics to business and to the economy."


The Federation of International Trade Associations (FITA)
 
FITA represents the international trade community and provides free access to market research, member contact information, and a searchable database of over 7,000 International Trade Web Resources.


Institute for Supply Management (ISM)
 
ISM is the largest supply management association in the world. ISM’s mission is to lead the supply management profession through its standards of excellence, research, promotional activities, and education.


Logistics, Transportation, and SCM Governmental Links International Trade Administration (ITA)
 
[U.S. Department of Commerce]
The ITA provides information about manufacturing and services, market access and compliance, U.S. and Foreign commercial service, import administration, and trade statistics.


National Transportation Library
 
The National Transportation Library maintains the NTL Digital Collection that are primarily technical, research and policy documents provided by federal, state, local, tribal and other government agencies. Links go to government and other significant websites and documents, especially USDOT and state sites.


Logistics, Transportation, and SCM Publications Transportation Research Board Publications
 
Transportation Research Board provides current information and research on transportation policy and practice. This covers books, reports, and miscellaneous publications in nine general subject categories; planning, administration, and environment; design; materials, construction, and maintenance; operations and safety; aviation; public transit; rail; freight transportation (multimodal); and marine transportation.


WWW Virtual Library: Logistics
 
WWW Virtual Library provides links to Logistics websites by subject.


Transportation Serials
 
A list of serials on transportation available at the University of Maryland is provided along with call numbers.



Specific Logistics, Transportation, and SCM Topics
Topics Resources How to Use
Industry Classification
Additional information can be found in Industry Research.
SIC Division E: Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services
 
[U.S. Department of Labor]
SIC Division structure defines type of establishments classified in each Division. Division E defines establishments for Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, etc.


Scroll down and click on a particular SIC Major Group under Division E.
2002 NAICS Codes 48-49 Transportation and Warehousing
 
[U.S. Census Bureau]
Provides 2002 NAICS codes for Transportation and Warehousing sector. While there were not significant changes, there is also the initial 1997 version of NAICS Codes 48-49.


Click on a number for detailed codes.
Product Codes
Additional information can be found in Products/Services.
Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) Codes (for import)
 
[United States International Trade Commission]
HTS codes are 6-digit identification codes assigned to all products imported into the United States.


Use Alphabetical Index at end or browse chapters.
Schedule B (for export)
 
[U.S. Census Bureau]
Schedule B is 10-digit identification code assigned to every product exported from the United States.


Browse chapters.
Statistics
Additional information can be found in Demographics & Statistics.
1997 Economic Census: Transportation and Warehousing
 
[U.S. Census Bureau]
Provides PDF Census data reports related to Transportation and Warehousing including "Source of Revenue," "Establishment and Firm Size," "Miscellaneous Subjects," and a "Summary." There are also separate reports for each state, in PDF and HTML format.


Scroll down to subject or state of interest.
Foreign Trade Statistics
 
[U.S. Census Bureau]
Available statistics include product trade data, country data, state export data, and more.


Select area of interest.
The International Transportation Database
 
[Bureau of Transportation Statistics]
Provides a searchable index of over 100 transportation-related databases across every mode of transportation.


Follow links listed by transportation mode, subject, and agency.
Statistics by Mode of Transportation
 
Aviation Policy and Plans Publications [Federal Aviation Administration]
Class I Railroad Statistics (PDF file) [Association of American Railroads]
Maritime Administration Data & Statistics [U.S. Department of Transportation]
Port Industry Statistics [American Association of Port Authorities]
Vehicle Inventory & Use Survey [U.S. Census Bureau]


Country Data and Information
Additional information can be found in International Demographics & Statistics.
CIA World Factbook
 
[The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)]
Gives an overview of each country. Provides a reference map and information on the country's climate, geography, demography, transportation, economics, education, government, and politics.


Select a country from drop box.
EIU ViewsWire
 
[The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited.]
Provides economic, political, and market developments for 201 countries as well as analysis on the implications for business.


Click on countries; select the country or region of interest.
RDS Business & Industry (BizSuite) [Licensing restrictions apply]
 
[Full-text, time coverage varies by title.]
This database contains broad-based business information that focuses on facts, figures, events & market information about companies, industries, products and markets.


Select Transportation from Industry drop box. Select desired country under Geo Region. Click SEARCH.
Euromonitor (Global Market Information Database)
 
[Full text and Statistics]
Contains full-text data and statistics for over 6,000 market profiles and overviews of major key market activities. Comprised of several subfiles that include key market parameters: demographics, marketing statistics, market profiles, market share and market size, and marketing forecasts on selected sectors. Also includes information on companies and brands.


On Geography screen, click to select a region or individual country to search (click on +, plus sign, in front of region to expand down to individual countries). Next, click on Category tab, then click on + in front of "Automotives and transport." Continue clicking on + to drill down to desired specific topic, then click to select it. Click Run search.
Modes of Transportation Freightworld.com
 
Provides a comprehensive listing of sites for airlines, airports, railroads, and seaports, available alphabetically and geographically. Also includes listings of freight forwarders, intermodals, and trucking companies.


Click into area of interest.
PortFocus
 
Provides a comprehensive listing of home pages for ports through out the world, listed by country.


Select a country from drop box or alphabetical country listing, then select specific port.
RAILindustry.com
 
Offers an A-Z index of industrial rail companies and organizations, listings of suppliers & vendors, and links to industrial railroad related web sites.


Click into area of interest.
TIDE's Directory of Transportation Information
 
Provides a directory of ground and air transportation resources, as well as listings of organizations and companies involved in the transportation industry. [The New Jersey TIDE Center is a multi-disciplinary, multi-university research center comprised of the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Princeton University, and Rutgers University.]


Click into topic of interest.

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  Last Updated: Thursday, 23-Aug-2007 13:41:26 EDT