A complete market research guide to the food & beverages industry-a tool for strategic planning, competitive intelligence, employment searches or financial research.

Covers various trends in supply chain and logistics management, transportation, just in time delivery, warehousing, distribution, inter modal shipment systems, logistics services, purchasing and advanced technologies such as RFID. This book includes one page profiles of transportation, supply chain and logistics industry firms.

Provides detailed analysis and statistics of all facets of the real estate and construction industry, including architecture, engineering, property management, finance, operations, mortgages, REITs, brokerage, construction and development. Includes profiles of nearly 400 firms.

A business development tool for professionals, marketers, sales directors, consultants and strategists seeking to understand and reach middle market American companies. It covers important business sectors, from InfoTech to health care to telecommunications. Profiles of more than 500 leading US middle market companies. Includes business glossary, a listing of business contacts, indexes and database on CD-ROM.

"Plunkett demonstrates that we are on the verge of a period of major economic growth, and presents a panorama of carefully documented developments in areas including energy, health care, education, demographics, global trade, evolving consumer habits, technologies and the rapidly-growing global middle class."[Source inconnue].

Each updated edition of this detailed resource identifies nearly 35,000 live, print and electronic sources of information listed under more than 1,100 alphabetically arranged subjects -- industries and business concepts and practices. Edited by business information expert James Woy.