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INTRODUCTION
„Intheorythereisnodifferencebetweentheoryandpractice,
butinpracticethereis”
J.L.vandeSnapscheut
Supplychainsarethenaturalworkenvironmentforlogisticianswhostrive
fortheirimprovementthroughemployingcarefullyselectedmethods,tools
andconceptswithoverarchingobjectiveoflogisticsattheirhearti.e.toassure
productavailabilityinlinewithpredeterminedrules.Itseemsthatthisenviron-
mentisgoingtoremainatangibledimensioninwhichlogisticsare
immersedbutalsoanareasubjecttooptimisationboththroughtheoreticalcon-
ceptsaswellaspracticalendeavours.Assuringefficientflowsofmaterialsand
informationwithinsupplychainsposesmultipleproblemsoforganisational
nature.Hence,transportissueshaveattainedpractical,ever-growingimportance,
buttheyalsohavebecomeaconceptualchallenge.Therefore,astheinstigator
behindpublishingthisbodyofworkandasitsScientificEditorIhavedecided
thattheseissuesareworthofconsiderableattentionthatcould−perhaps−start
aninterdisciplinaryandinternationaldiscussiononthesematters.Bywriting
"interdisciplinary”aboveallIrefertothefactthatbotheconomicandtechnical
expertsdealwithtransportissues.Thesheardiversityofapproachesand
emphasesputondifferentaspectscouldhaveastrong,inspiringeffectonthe
Reader,anditcanbethefirststeptowardscombininginacreativemannerboth
takesonthematter.
Theconceptofpublishingabookdelvingintoissuesofsupplychains
andtheroleoftransportinmodernlogisticsprocesseshasitsrootsbothindis-
cussionsIhadthechancetoholdwithrepresentativesofscienceandpractice
fromvariouscountriesandindesiretoaccumulateopinionsofleadingindustry
expertsinoneplace.Hence,IaddressedprofessorsfromPolishaswellas
Czech,FinnishandRussianscientificinstitutionswithaproposaltoprepare(for
purposesofthisoccasion)papersexpressingtheirscientificinterestsand
