Connecting to Compete 2012 : Trade Logistics in the Global Economy

This is the third edition of connecting to compete: trade logistics in the global economy. At its heart is the Logistics Performance Index (LPI), which the World Bank has produced every two years since 2007. The LPI measures on-the-ground trade logistics performance this year, in 155 countries helping national leaders, key policymakers, and private sector traders understand the challenges they and their trading partners face in reducing logistical barriers to international commerce. Logistics, organizing the movement of goods over time and space, has evolved from its 19th century military roots to today's international supply chains. As the backbone of international trade, logistics encompasses freight transportation, warehousing, border clearance, payment systems, and many other functions. These functions are performed mostly by private service providers for private traders and owners of goods, but logistics is also important for the public policies of national governments and regional and international organizations. The LPI provides a simple, global benchmark to measure logistics performance, filling gaps in datasets by providing systematic, cross-country comparisons. A joint venture of the World Bank, logistics service providers, and academics, the LPI is built around a survey of logistics professionals. By asking freight forwarders to rate countries on key logistics issues such as customs clearance efficiency, infrastructure quality, and the ability to track cargo it captures a broad set of elements that affect perceptions of the efficiency of trade logistics in practice.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Arvis, Jean-François, Mustra, Monica Alina, Ojala, Lauri, Shepherd, Ben, Saslavsky, Daniel
Format:	Knowledge Economy Study biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACTION PLAN, AIR, AIR FREIGHT, AIR TRANSPORT, AIRPORT, AIRPORTS, AVERAGE COSTS, AVERAGE TRANSIT TIME, BACK-OFFICE, BACKBONE, BENCHMARK, BENCHMARKS, BORDER MANAGEMENT, BOXES, BUSINESS INDICATORS, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPACITY-BUILDING, CARGO, CARGO COMPOSITION, CARGO DWELL TIME, CARRIERS, CARS, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, COLLECTION OF INFORMATION, COLLUSION, COMMERCE, COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, COMPETITIVENESS, COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY, COMPUTER SYSTEM, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, CONNECTIVITY, CONSIGNMENT, CONSUMERS, CONTAINER SHIPPING, CONTAINER TRAFFIC, CONTAINERS, CONTRACT LOGISTICS, COORDINATION MECHANISMS, COPYRIGHT, CUSTOMS, CUSTOMS BROKERS, CUSTOMS CLEARANCE, CUSTOMS DECLARATION, CUSTOMS PROCEDURES, DELIVERY TIME, DELIVERY TIMES, DOMAIN, E-MAIL, ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, ECONOMIC COOPERATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, EMISSIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, EQUIPMENT, EXPORTS, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FRAUD, FREIGHT, FREIGHT COSTS, FREIGHT FORWARDERS, FREIGHT FORWARDING, FREIGHT TRANSPORT, GDP, GDP PER CAPITA, GLOBAL ECONOMY, GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS, GOVERNMENT SERVICES, GREEN LOGISTICS, HUMAN RESOURCES, ICT, INCOME, INCOME GROUPS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, INSPECTION, INSPECTIONS, INSTALLATION, INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT, INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT, INVENTORIES, INVENTORY, JOINT VENTURE, LAND TRANSPORT, LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES, LICENSES, LINER SHIPPING, LOGISTICS COMPANIES, LOGISTICS COSTS, LOGISTICS SERVICE PROVIDERS, MANIFESTS, MARITIME TRANSPORT, MATERIAL, MOVEMENT OF GOODS, NATIONAL LOGISTICS, NETWORKS, OCEAN FREIGHT, PAYMENT SYSTEMS, PERFORMANCE INDICATOR, PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, PERFORMANCE MEASURES, POPULATION GROWTH, PORT AUTHORITIES, PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRODUCTION CAPACITY, QUALITY OF SERVICE, QUERIES, RAIL, RAIL FREIGHT, RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE, RAIL LINKS, RAIL SERVICES, RAIL TRANSPORT, RAILROADS, REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT, RESULTS, ROAD, ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, ROAD TRANSPORT, ROUTE, ROUTES, SERVICE PROVIDER, SERVICE RELIABILITY, SHIPMENTS, SHIPPERS, SHIPPING, SHIPPING ROUTES, SILOS, SUPPLY CHAIN, SUPPLY CHAINS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE, TELEPHONE, TRADE BARRIERS, TRADE COMPETITIVENESS, TRADE FACILITATION, TRADE LOGISTICS, TRADE OUTCOMES, TRADE PERFORMANCE, TRADE POLICY, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC MONITORING, TRANSIT, TRANSIT ROUTES, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT FACILITATION, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT MARKETS, TRANSPORT NETWORK, TRANSPORT OPERATORS, TRANSPORT SERVICE, TRANSPORT SERVICE PROVIDERS, TRANSPORT SERVICE PROVISION, TRANSPORT SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, TRANSSHIPMENT, TRIP, TRIP COSTS, TRUE, USERS, USES, VALUATION, WAREHOUSING, WEB, WEB SITE, WORLD TRADE, WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION, Logistics Performance Index,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16461597/connecting-compete-2012-trade-logistics-global-economy http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12689
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