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Agro-Logistics in Central America: A Supply Chain Approach

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-15T20:24:29Z
dc.date.available2017-06-15T20:24:29Z
dc.date.issued2012-06
dc.description.abstractThis chapter uses supply chain analysis (SCA) to identify transport and logistics bottlenecks that add costs, times and uncertainty to the exportation of perishable agricultural products from Central America. Macro-level analyses of logistics performance, including the logistics performance index, Doing Business Reports and Enterprise Surveys of the World Bank, as well as the Global Competitiveness Index of the Global Economic Forum, often leave policy-makers unclear on exactly what poor performance means for exporters and producers in Central America. How does poor road quality eat away at the profit margins of my country's producers? Extensive procedures add time to export processes, but how much time? How and to what extend does this additional time hurt the competitiveness of key industries? How does this effect vary by product type? By tracking the movement of seven carefully selected exports, these supply chains complement macro-level analyses by answering these questions for some of the region's key agricultural exports. A range of unique characteristics makes the success of perishable exports exceedingly dependent on the efficiency of the related logistics systems and the ability to connect effectively and reliably to global supply chains. Remote production zones add cost, time and variability to transport from the farm gate to the distribution, collection or processing center. Increasingly complicated international sanitary and phytosanitary standards (SPS) add institutional and procedural complexity to the supply chain. Above all, the time sensitivity of most perishable products increases the value of time and makes cold chain infrastructure and the availability of refrigerated containers essential for successful exportation.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/951661468017360643/Agro-logistics-in-Central-America-a-supply-chain-approach-background-paper
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/27227
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/27227
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectACCESS TO MARKET
dc.subjectACCESS TO MARKETS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR MARKET
dc.subjectAVERAGE SPEEDS
dc.subjectBACTERIA
dc.subjectBAGS
dc.subjectBANANAS
dc.subjectBEEF
dc.subjectBEETS
dc.subjectBENCHMARK
dc.subjectBORDER CROSSING
dc.subjectBORDER CROSSINGS
dc.subjectBORDER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectBOTTLENECKS
dc.subjectBOTTLES
dc.subjectBOXES
dc.subjectBRIDGE
dc.subjectBUSINESS LOGISTICS
dc.subjectCADMIUM
dc.subjectCARGO
dc.subjectCARROTS
dc.subjectCENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectCHEESE
dc.subjectCIF
dc.subjectCOLD CHAIN
dc.subjectCOMMERCE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONGESTION
dc.subjectCONGESTION DELAYS
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICES
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCONTAINERS
dc.subjectCOOKING
dc.subjectCORN
dc.subjectCREAM
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS BROKERS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS CLEARANCE
dc.subjectCUSTOMS PROCEDURES
dc.subjectDAIRY
dc.subjectDEMURRAGE
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION CENTERS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC TRANSPORT
dc.subjectDRIVERS
dc.subjectEGGS
dc.subjectELECTRONIC SYSTEM
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKET
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFOOD EXPORT
dc.subjectFOOD EXPORTS
dc.subjectFOOD MARKETS
dc.subjectFOOD PROCESSING
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFOOD SAFETY
dc.subjectFOODS
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectFREIGHT
dc.subjectFREIGHT FORWARDERS
dc.subjectFREIGHT HANDLING
dc.subjectFREIGHT SERVICE
dc.subjectFRUIT
dc.subjectFRUIT PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFRUITS
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectFUEL COSTS
dc.subjectFUTURE RESEARCH
dc.subjectHAZARD
dc.subjectHIGH TRANSPORT
dc.subjectHIGHWAY
dc.subjectHIGHWAYS
dc.subjectINEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINJURY
dc.subjectINLAND TRANSPORT
dc.subjectINSPECTION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINVENTORY
dc.subjectINVENTORY MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectJOURNEY
dc.subjectJOURNEYS
dc.subjectLAND TRANSPORT
dc.subjectLANES
dc.subjectLEMONS
dc.subjectLOCAL TRANSPORT
dc.subjectLOGISTICS COSTS
dc.subjectLOWER TRAFFIC VOLUMES
dc.subjectMARKET ENTRY
dc.subjectMARKET PRICES
dc.subjectMEAT
dc.subjectMEATS
dc.subjectOPEN AIR MARKET
dc.subjectPACKING
dc.subjectPASSENGERS
dc.subjectPEPPERS
dc.subjectPERISHABLE GOODS
dc.subjectPERSONAL TRANSPORT
dc.subjectPOLICE
dc.subjectPORK
dc.subjectPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPORT OF ENTRY
dc.subjectPRICE LIST
dc.subjectPRICE VARIATION
dc.subjectPRODUCT QUALITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subjectPROFIT MARGINS
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS
dc.subjectRADIAL ROAD NETWORK
dc.subjectRAIL
dc.subjectREFRIGERATION
dc.subjectRETAIL
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROAD DESIGN
dc.subjectROAD HAULAGE
dc.subjectROAD QUALITY
dc.subjectROUTE
dc.subjectROUTES
dc.subjectRURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectRURAL ROADS
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSALE
dc.subjectSALES
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSEAFOOD
dc.subjectSHIPMENTS
dc.subjectSHIPPERS
dc.subjectSHIPPING
dc.subjectSHIPPING COMPANIES
dc.subjectSHIPPING INDUSTRY
dc.subjectSPEEDS
dc.subjectSUGAR
dc.subjectSUPERMARKET
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAIN
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAIN APPROACH
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAINS
dc.subjectTARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE CONTROL
dc.subjectTHIRD PARTY LOGISTICS
dc.subjectTOMATOES
dc.subjectTOTAL COSTS
dc.subjectTRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectTRAFFIC
dc.subjectTRANSIT
dc.subjectTRANSIT CORRIDORS
dc.subjectTRANSIT TIMES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT FACILITATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT MARKET
dc.subjectTRANSPORT REGULATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SERVICE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectTRANSPORTS
dc.subjectTRAVEL DISTANCES
dc.subjectTRAVEL SPEEDS
dc.subjectTRAVEL TIMES
dc.subjectTRIP
dc.subjectTRUCK DRIVERS
dc.subjectTRUCKS
dc.subjectVALUATION
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectVEHICLE
dc.subjectVEHICLES
dc.subjectWAITING TIME
dc.subjectWAREHOUSE
dc.subjectWAREHOUSES
dc.subjectWAREHOUSING
dc.subjectWHEAT
dc.subjectWHOLESALE PRICE
dc.subjectWHOLESALERS
dc.subjectWTO
dc.titleAgro-Logistics in Central Americaen
dc.title.subtitleA Supply Chain Approachen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleAgro-Logistics in Central America
okr.date.disclosure2013-02-05
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-28T07:12:47.438283Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/951661468017360643/Agro-logistics-in-Central-America-a-supply-chain-approach-background-paper
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum17211134
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.geographicalCentral America
okr.topicIndustry::Food & Beverage Industry
okr.topicTransport::Logistics
okr.topicAgriculture::Agribusiness
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Global Value Chains and Business Clustering
okr.topicRural Development::Rural Roads & Transport
okr.unitSustainable Development Dept (LCSSD)
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