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• Dictionary of International Trade (6th Edition)
  Edward G. Hinkelman, World Trade Press, Novato, CA, 2004.
  http://www.worldtradepress.com
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  This is the most respected and largest-selling dictionary of trade in the world. In use in more than 100 countries by importers, exporters, bankers, shippers, logistics professionals, attorneys, economists, and government officials, the book provides a wealth of information including trade terms, acronyms and abbreviations, currency information, guide to freight and ocean freight containers, guide to letters of credit, Incoterms 2000, and much more.
  
  

• Doing Business Internationally: The Guide to Cross-Cultural Success (2nd Edition)
  Danielle Walker, Thomas Walker and Joerg Schmitz, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 2003.
  http://books.mcgraw-hill.com
  Doing Business Internationally describes the steps business leaders must take for breakthrough success in the era of global business. This guidebook enables you to explore and understand the cultural contexts of organizations and the individuals within them, as well as the meaning of those contexts for your business. It will also help you to acquire the essential cross-cultural competence to comfortably and successfully operate in a variety of global settings.
  
  

• Global Purchasing and Supply Management: Fulfill the Vision (2nd Ed.)
  Victor H. Pooler, David J. Pooler and Samuel D. Farney, Kluwer Academic Publishers (Springer), Boston, MA, 2004.
  http://www.springeronline.com
  This book addresses a broad range of purchasing management topics from both a theory and practical perspective. The authors’ aim is to bridge the gap between the management vision of e-business and the real-world view of an experienced practitioner. This revised addition includes a new chapter on obsolescence management of electronic components. Additional chapters address strategic supply initiatives, creating a global vision, inventory management, negotiations, MRO buying, transportation and logistics, and numerous other subjects pertinent to the profession.
  
  

• Offshoring Opportunities: Strategies and Tactics for Global Competitiveness
  John Berry, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, 2006.
  http://www.wiley.com
  Offshoring Opportunities provides a background of the political and cultural implications of offshoring. It offers a framework for sourcing decisions as well as a guide for managing the resulting offshore relationship efficiently and effectively. ISM reviewer comment: "The author makes a distinction between offshoring and outsourcing which is very helpful."
  
  

• The Supply Chain Imperative: How to Ensure Ethical Behavior in Your Global Suppliers
  Dale Neef, AMACOM, New York, NY, 2004.
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  In The Supply Chain Imperative, the author analyzes extended supply chain issues that have become an integral part of risk management for multinational companies. The book provides a framework for companies to develop an ethical supply chain program, describes the importance of maintaining an ethical supply chain, explores new rules, problems, and responsibilities that businesses are facing, and provides other important information needed to ensure ethical behavior in the business environment.
  
  

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