Trade and Transport Facilitation Assessment : A Practical Toolkit for Country Implementation

Trade facilitation and logistics have become an important policy area in development. Supply chain constraints are now recognized as a major impediment to export led growth. The Trade and Transport Facilitation Assessment (TTFA) is a practical tool to identify the obstacles to the fluidity of trade supply chains. Taking the perspective of service delivery to traders, the TTFA assessment is founded on facts and data collected through a series of meetings and interviews with the main public and private participants to these international supply chains. They include customs and other border agencies, transport regulators, freight forwarders, transport operators, ports, and others. The toolkit helps design plans of action to improve logistics performance among its three main dimensions: infrastructure, services, and procedures and processes. This new edition of the toolkit provides an opportunity not only to reflect the changes in the trade environment and the need for additional features in the toolkit, but also to benefit from the experiences of the assessments already undertaken based on the original edition. In 2001, the Bank issued a first TTFA toolkit based on an original concept developed by John Raven. This initial concept was extensively revised to give the new toolkit an increased operational focus. The semantic change from audit to assessment also reflects the expansion in scope and the emphasis on development of implementable actions beyond the initial diagnosis.

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2010-06-01
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACCESSIBILITY, ACTION PLAN, ACTION PLANS, AGRICULTURE, AIR, AIRLINES, AIRPORT, AIRPORT AUTHORITY, AIRPORTS, ALTERNATIVE ROUTES, AUTOMATION, AVERAGE TRAVEL TIME, BENCHMARKING, BENCHMARKS, BEST PRACTICES, BONDED WAREHOUSES, BORDER CROSSING, BORDER CROSSINGS, BORDER MANAGEMENT, BOTTLENECKS, BOXES, BREAK BULK, BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS, BUYERS, CAPACITY BUILDING, CARGO, CARGOES, CD, CENTRAL BANK, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, CIF, COMMERCE, COMMODITIES, COMMODITY, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES, COMPETITIVENESS, CONNECTIVITY, CONSIGNMENT, CONSUMER GOODS, CONTACT INFORMATION, CONTAINER SHIPPING, COPYRIGHT, CUSTOMIZATION, CUSTOMS, CUSTOMS BROKERS, CUSTOMS FACILITIES, CUSTOMS PROCEDURES, DELIVERY OF PRODUCTS, DELIVERY TIME, DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES, DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS, DOMESTIC TRANSPORT, ECONOMIC SECTOR WORK, EQUIPMENT, EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION, EXPORT LED GROWTH, EXPORT PROMOTION, EXPORTS, FEASIBILITY STUDIES, FINANCIAL FLOWS, FOREIGN TRADE, FREIGHT, FREIGHT FORWARDERS, FREIGHT ON BOARD, GEOGRAPHICAL AREA, GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS, GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS, GOVERNMENT REGULATION, GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS, GOVERNMENT SERVICES, HARMONIZATION, IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY, INFORMATION SYSTEM, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE POLICIES, INSPECTIONS, INTERFACE, INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT, INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION, INTERNATIONAL GATEWAYS, INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT, INVENTORY, LICENSES, LOAD FACTORS, LOCAL TRAVEL, LOGISTICS SERVICE PROVIDERS, MATERIAL, MILEAGE, MOVEMENT OF GOODS, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, PACKAGING, PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, POINT OF SALE, PORT AUTHORITIES, PORT AUTHORITY, PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION, PRIVATE SECTORS, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, QUALITY OF TRANSPORT, QUERIES, RAIL, RAIL CORRIDOR, RAILWAYS, REGIONAL LOGISTICS, REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS, RELIABILITY, RESULT, RESULTS, ROAD, ROAD TRANSPORT, ROUTES, SEARCHES, SHIPMENTS, SHIPPERS, SHIPPING, SITES, STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, SUPERVISION, SUPPLY CHAIN, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, SUPPLY CHAINS, TAX, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL EXPERT, TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, TECHNICAL EXPERTS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, THIRD PARTY LOGISTICS, TRADE COMPETITIVENESS, TRADE FACILITATION, TRADE LOGISTICS, TRADE SERVICE, TRADING PATTERNS, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC DATA, TRANSACTION, TRANSIT, TRANSIT CORRIDORS, TRANSIT SYSTEM, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT AGENCIES, TRANSPORT AGREEMENTS, TRANSPORT FACILITATION, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT MODES, TRANSPORT OPERATORS, TRANSPORT PROJECTS, TRANSPORT REGULATION, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORT SERVICES, TRANSPORT STUDIES, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION COSTS, TRANSPORTS, TRAVEL TIMES, TRIP, TRIPS, TRUCKS, USER, USERS, USES, VALUE ADDED, VERIFICATION, WAREHOUSING, WEB, WEB SITE,
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