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Military Transportation And Logistics

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About This PageLibraries (Physical and Virtual)
Department of Defense/JointJournals, Reports, Papers and Books
Air ForceLogistics Gateways
ArmyGlossaries and Dictionaries
NavyStatistics
FederalPort Information
Trade and Professional AssociationsOther Useful Sites

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- NPS access only - Full text - Password required
- Army Knowledge Online - Navy Knowledge Online - Air Force Portal


The following links are provided for research and information purposes only to be used by students, faculty and staff.

About this Page
This page contains links to sites of interest to students and faculty in the Naval Postgraduate School's Transportation and Logistics curricula.  It does NOT include links to the many research resources described on the Library's Databases or Resources for the Graduate School of Business and Public Policy pages.  When doing research, these pages should also be consulted. The Library's page of links for Acquisition and Contracting may also be useful.

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Department of Defense/Joint

ACQWeb
Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics

Defense Business Transformation Agency
The Defense Business Transformation Agency was established to lead and coordinate DoD business transformation.

Office of the Assistant Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Transportation Policy

Defense Logistics Agency
DLA

Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Logistics and Material Readiness
ODUSD L&MR

Joint Chiefs of Staff Logistics Directorate
J4/JCS

Joint Publications - Logistics, 4-0 series

U.S. Transportation Command
USTRANSCOM
public web site

U.S. Transportation Command Joint Deployment Training Center
the Command's key office for operational execution

U.S. Transportation Command Joint Distribution Process Analysis Center
USTRANSCOM JDPAC
This new USTRANSCOM organization is responsible for conducting analyses.  

U.S. Transportation Command
USTRANSCOM
secure.mil site

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Air Force

Air Force Doctrine Documents
From GlobalSecurity.Org. This is a public site to download Air Force Doctrine Documents, but it is now outdated.
From Joint Electronic Library (US Air Force Publications).  This is an official government site.

Air Mobility Command
AMC
public web site

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Army

Army Corps of Engineers

Army Logistics Management College
ALMC

Army Logistics Management College Library
ALMC

Army Materiel Command
AMC

Logistics Support Activity
LOGSA
.mil or .gov only

Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
SDDC

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Navy


Military Sealift Command
MSC

Naval Air Systems Command
NAVAIR

Naval Doctrine Publication 4-Logistics (NDP 4)

Naval Supply Systems Command
NAVSUP

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Federal

Department of Transportation

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Federal Aviation Administration

U.S Coast Guard

U.S Marine Administration

Volpe National Transportation Sytems Center

Intelligent Transportation Systems

National Transportation Safety Board

Transportation Research Board

Transportation Research Board Bookstore


Legislative Branch

U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
Includes links to various subcommittees

U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
Includes links to various subcommittees

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Trade and Professional Associations

Air Transport Association

Airports Council International - North America

American Association of Port Authorities

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

American Short Line & Regional Railroad Association

American Society of Transportation and Logistics

American Trucking Associations

Association of American Railroads

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
formerly Council of Logistics Management

Federation of International Trade Associations

Institute for Supply Management
purchasing-centered

Intermodal Association of North America

International Air Transport Association

International Association of Ports and Harbors

International Society of Logistics

International Society of Logistics Logistics Bibliography

National Defense Transportation Association

Procurement and Supply Chain Benchmarking Association

Regional Airline Association (U.S.)

Supply Chain Council
Maintains the SCOR model

Transportation Institute
A U.S. maritime shipping industry group.

Warehousing Education and Research Council
An association of distribution professionals

World Shipping Council

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Libraries (Physical and Virtual)

Army Logistics Library
Army Logistics Management College

National Transportation Library
U.S. Department of Transportation

Transportation Library
Northwestern University

UC Berkeley Transportation Library

U.S. Department of Transportation Library

U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration
The Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) coordinates the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) research programs and is charged with advancing the deployment of cross-cutting technologies to improve our Nation’s transportation system.  See their list of external links related to transportation.

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Journals, Reports, Papers and Books

Library databases such as ProQuest, LexisNexis, EBSCO Business Source Complete and Emerald provide access to numerous transportation and logistics journals. One of the best ways to explore what journals are available through these and other library resources is to use the Find eJournals QUICK LINK on the left hand side of most of our web pages.

The following are a few of the better logistics and transportation-related academic journals in ProQuest:

Journal of Business Logistics, Transportation Journal, International Journal of Logistics Management

The following is one of the better logistics and transportation-related academic journals in Emerald:

International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management

Individual Online Journals Web Sites
Some of these sites provide free access to full-text articles.  Others only provide tables of contents or abstracts.  Many of these are available through EBSCO Business Source Complete, ProQuest, or LexisNexis (all on the Library's Databases page).  As noted above, you can use the Find eJournals QUICK LINK on the left hand side of most of our web pages to determine if we have electronic access.

Department of Defense 

Air Force Journal of Logistics
Air Force Logistics Management Agency

Army Logistician
Army Logistics Management College

Dimensions
Defense Logistics Agency

Joint Force Quarterly
Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University

Loglines
Defense Logistics Agency

Translog

Other

AASHTO Journal
Weekly Transportation Report. Weekly Coverage of Legislative and Regulatory News on Transportation

Access

Air Transport World

American Shipper

ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering

Inbound Logistics

Journal of Transportation and Statistics
Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Logistics Management and Distribution Report

Material Handling Management

Outsourced Logistics
(formerly Logistics Today)

Research and Technology Transporter
Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration

Supply Chain Management Review

Trafffic World

Volpe Journal
Department of Transportation Research and Special Programs Administration

Journals Available in Print at the Library

Use BOSUN, (a Quick Link on the left of every library web page) to see what journals we carry in print.

Other Resources for Articles, Papers, Reports and Books

California Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways Database
PATH
Citations and abstracts of books, articles, conference papers and other materials about Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS).

Center for Naval Analyses

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
Formerly Council of Logistics Management

Logistics Management Insititute

National Academy Press Transportation

On-line Book Pages
University of Pennsylvania
From the University of Pennsylvania. This well organized site of freely available electronic books includes a section where books can be browsed by subject. See particularly the HE's, which cover transportation and communications.

On-line Book Pages by Subject
University of Pennsylvania

RAND Corporation
RAND

RAND Publications
RAND

RAND Online Publications
RAND

RAND Online Publications on Transportation
RAND

Transportation Research Board
TRB

Transportation Research Board Bookstore
TRB

TRIS Online
National Transportation Library
Transportation Research and Information Service

Transportation Article File
Northwestern University Transportation Library
TRANWEB

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Logistics Gateways


Logistics Links
Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness
Search engines, professional associations, publications, glossaries, and more.

Logistics Links
Center for Army Lessons Learned
Links to miscellaneous Army, DoD and external sites.

Logistics Online

Logistics World
Links to a logistics web directory, search engine, glossary, news, acronym finder and other logistics resources.

Web Cite City
Inbound Logistics
Well-organized links to and descriptions of (mostly commercial) logistics sites.

 

Glossaries and Dictionaries

Glossary of Shipping Terms
Department of Transportation Maritime Administration

Logistics Terminology
WWW Virtual Library
    A glossary of logistics terms with links to other terminology resources.

Transportation Dictionary
BTS
    An online dictionary of transportation terms. 

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Statistics

Aviation Safety Data Analysis Center
Federal Aviation Administration
Links to various air traffic and accident databases.

Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Bureau of Transportation Statistics Journal of Transportation and Statistics
Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Bureau of Transportation Statistics National Transportation Statistics
Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Bureau of Transportation Statistics Transportation Statistics Annual Reports (TSAR)
Bureau of Transportation Statistics

FedStats Transportation Statistics
Links to Federal and DoD agencies producing transportation-related statistics.

Highways Statistics
FHA

U. S. Foreign Waterborne Transportation Statistics
US Army Corps of Engineers

Statistical Resources on the Web - Transportation
University of Michigan Documents Center

TranStats
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Includes tools to search over 100 intermodal transportation databases and download and analyze the results.

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Port Information

Cargo Port Links
Links to port and terminal sites worldwide.

Fairplay Portguide online
The Library does not subscribe to Fairplay Portguide. However, some basic port information is available at no charge when you log in as a guest, and free short term trials are available.

Portfocus.com
Links to information on ports worldwide.

Seaports of the Americas Online
Published by the American Association of Port Authorities, this site includes links to the web sites of port authorites and shipping lines as well as an alphabetical listing of other maritime sites.

Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (Transportation Engineering Agency)
The World Port Database is available at this secure.mil site. Requires that you have an Army Knowledge Online (AKO) password or a CAC Card, or you can request a password. Once in to the MTMC/TEA site, click on Data, then on World Port Database - that's where you'll be prompted for your password and be given information on how to request one. Navigating the login is problematic but a phone number for assistance is posted on the site.

World Port Distances Calculator

World Sea Ports
Port guides from around the world.

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Other Useful Sites

Baltic and International Maritime Council

Center for Supply Chain Research
Penn State Smeal

Center for Transportation Analysis
CTA; Oak Ridge National Laboratory

International Maritime Organizaiton
United Nations

Nato Logistics Handbook

Transportation Resource Exchange Center (T-REX)
Alliance for Transportation Research Institute at the University of New Mexico and the U.S. Department of Energy, National Transportation Program
A single-point source for full-text information and links on the transportation of radioactive materials and wastes.

(all links checked and updated 2008.06.25)

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Revised: 06/27/2008

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