June 2011
Intermediate to advanced
288 pages
6h 59m
English
book
The Shipping Point: The Rise of China and the Future of Retail Supply Chain Management
by Peter J. Levesque
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ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
Peter J. Levesque Chief Commercial Officer, Modern Terminals Limited, Hong Kong
Peter Levesque has over 20 years of international transportation and logistics experience and has been working in Hong Kong since 1996. Prior to joining Modern Terminals, Mr. Levesque served as senior vice president for CEVA Logistics and as regional vice president for DHL 's International Supply Chain Group in Asia Pacific. In 2000, he co-founded V-Logic Limited, a niche 3PL company based in Hong Kong, and prior to V-Logic he held several management positions with American President Lines, including managing director of (ACS) APL Logistics for North Asia.
Mr. Levesque holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts, and an MBA from Northwestern University's J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He has served as Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship for the Kellogg–HKUST MBA program, and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's MBA program.
Mr. Levesque sits on the American Chamber of Commerce 's Board of Governors in Hong Kong and is a past chairman for the Chamber's Transportation and Logistics Committee. He also serves as Treasurer of The American Club in Hong Kong and sits on the Club's board of governors. His wife Lisa and their three children reside in Hong Kong and Falmouth Massachusetts. ...
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