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Securing Integrated Transportation Networks

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Author:   Gary A. Gordon (Professor of Professional Practice, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA) ,  Richard R. Young (Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management, Pennsylvania State University, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Weight:   0.450kg
ISBN:  

9780323954099

ISBN 10:   032395409
Pages:   434
Publication Date:   03 May 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Section I – The evolution of transportation security 1. What is transportation security and why do we want to secure it? 2. Transportation security before and after 9/11 3. The regulatory environment and government agency roles 4. Who are the parties involved and what are their relationships 5. What are the components and economics of transportation security? Section II – Exposure 6. Nature of people and the goods transported 7. Threats, vulnerabilities and risk 8. What is the difference between natural and manmade disasters 9. Assessing Risks 10. Cyber threats and risks Section III – Transportation modes, interrelationships and supply chain resilience 11. Highway and motor carrier 12. Freight and passenger rail 13. Bus and rail transit 14. Maritime 15 – Aviation 16. Intermodal transportation 17. Pipeline Section IV - What is being done about transportation security? 18. Regulatory compliance and partnered initiatives 19. Risk models and methods and industry best practices 20. Physical vs. operational security measures 21. Where do we go from here?

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Gary A. Gordon is a Professor of Professional Practice at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He holds a Ph.D. and B.S in Civil Engineering, and MBA from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Maryland. Prior to academia, Dr. Gordon had a lengthy career in transportation operations, security and infrastructure design and construction, to include in the U.S. Army Reserve. During his career he held positions as Assistant Federal Security Director-Surface Transportation for DHS/Transportation Security Administration and Assistant Chief Engineer-Design & Construction of a former Class I Northeast Railroad. He is a co-editor of Intermodal Maritime Security: Supply Chain Risk Mitigation, co-author of Railway Security: Protecting Against Manmade and Natural Disasters and Securing Integrated Transportation Networks and is on the editorial board of the Journal of Transportation Security. Richard R. Young is Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management at The Pennsylvania State University. He holds a B.S. in Operations Management from Rider University, M.B.A. from Albany University, and Ph.D. in Business Logistics from The Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Young is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport of the United Kingdom and is accepted to practice before the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission. Prior to academia, he held various supply chain management positions in industry. Dr. Young is on the editorial boards of several leading supply chain journals, a Fulbright German Research Scholar, and he received the 2008 Distinguished Educator Award of the National Défense Transportation Association. He is co-author of the book Railway Security: Protecting Against Manmade and Natural Disasters and co-editor of Intermodal Maritime Security: Supply Chain Risk Mitigation.

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