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Agro-Logistics in Central America: A Supply Chain Approach

dc.contributor.author World Bank
dc.date.accessioned 2017-06-15T20:24:29Z
dc.date.available 2017-06-15T20:24:29Z
dc.date.issued 2012-06
dc.description.abstract This 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.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/951661468017360643/Agro-logistics-in-Central-America-a-supply-chain-approach-background-paper
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27227
dc.language English
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher Washington, DC
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject ACCESS TO MARKET
dc.subject ACCESS TO MARKETS
dc.subject AGRICULTURE
dc.subject AIR
dc.subject AIR MARKET
dc.subject AVERAGE SPEEDS
dc.subject BACTERIA
dc.subject BAGS
dc.subject BANANAS
dc.subject BEEF
dc.subject BEETS
dc.subject BENCHMARK
dc.subject BORDER CROSSING
dc.subject BORDER CROSSINGS
dc.subject BORDER MANAGEMENT
dc.subject BOTTLENECKS
dc.subject BOTTLES
dc.subject BOXES
dc.subject BRIDGE
dc.subject BUSINESS LOGISTICS
dc.subject CADMIUM
dc.subject CARGO
dc.subject CARROTS
dc.subject CENTRALIZATION
dc.subject CHEESE
dc.subject CIF
dc.subject COLD CHAIN
dc.subject COMMERCE
dc.subject COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subject CONGESTION
dc.subject CONGESTION DELAYS
dc.subject CONSUMER PRICES
dc.subject CONSUMERS
dc.subject CONTAINERS
dc.subject COOKING
dc.subject CORN
dc.subject CREAM
dc.subject CUSTOMS
dc.subject CUSTOMS BROKERS
dc.subject CUSTOMS CLEARANCE
dc.subject CUSTOMS PROCEDURES
dc.subject DAIRY
dc.subject DEMURRAGE
dc.subject DISTRIBUTION CENTERS
dc.subject DOMESTIC TRANSPORT
dc.subject DRIVERS
dc.subject EGGS
dc.subject ELECTRONIC SYSTEM
dc.subject EXPORT MARKET
dc.subject EXPORT MARKETS
dc.subject EXPORTS
dc.subject FOOD EXPORT
dc.subject FOOD EXPORTS
dc.subject FOOD MARKETS
dc.subject FOOD PROCESSING
dc.subject FOOD PRODUCTS
dc.subject FOOD SAFETY
dc.subject FOODS
dc.subject FREE TRADE
dc.subject FREIGHT
dc.subject FREIGHT FORWARDERS
dc.subject FREIGHT HANDLING
dc.subject FREIGHT SERVICE
dc.subject FRUIT
dc.subject FRUIT PRODUCTS
dc.subject FRUITS
dc.subject FUEL
dc.subject FUEL COSTS
dc.subject FUTURE RESEARCH
dc.subject HAZARD
dc.subject HIGH TRANSPORT
dc.subject HIGHWAY
dc.subject HIGHWAYS
dc.subject INEFFICIENCY
dc.subject INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject INJURY
dc.subject INLAND TRANSPORT
dc.subject INSPECTION
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subject INVENTORY
dc.subject INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
dc.subject JOURNEY
dc.subject JOURNEYS
dc.subject LAND TRANSPORT
dc.subject LANES
dc.subject LEMONS
dc.subject LOCAL TRANSPORT
dc.subject LOGISTICS COSTS
dc.subject LOWER TRAFFIC VOLUMES
dc.subject MARKET ENTRY
dc.subject MARKET PRICES
dc.subject MEAT
dc.subject MEATS
dc.subject OPEN AIR MARKET
dc.subject PACKING
dc.subject PASSENGERS
dc.subject PEPPERS
dc.subject PERISHABLE GOODS
dc.subject PERSONAL TRANSPORT
dc.subject POLICE
dc.subject PORK
dc.subject PORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject PORT OF ENTRY
dc.subject PRICE LIST
dc.subject PRICE VARIATION
dc.subject PRODUCT QUALITY
dc.subject PRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subject PROFIT MARGINS
dc.subject PUBLIC WORKS
dc.subject RADIAL ROAD NETWORK
dc.subject RAIL
dc.subject REFRIGERATION
dc.subject RETAIL
dc.subject ROAD
dc.subject ROAD DESIGN
dc.subject ROAD HAULAGE
dc.subject ROAD QUALITY
dc.subject ROUTE
dc.subject ROUTES
dc.subject RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject RURAL ROADS
dc.subject SAFETY
dc.subject SALE
dc.subject SALES
dc.subject SANITATION
dc.subject SEAFOOD
dc.subject SHIPMENTS
dc.subject SHIPPERS
dc.subject SHIPPING
dc.subject SHIPPING COMPANIES
dc.subject SHIPPING INDUSTRY
dc.subject SPEEDS
dc.subject SUGAR
dc.subject SUPERMARKET
dc.subject SUPPLY CHAIN
dc.subject SUPPLY CHAIN APPROACH
dc.subject SUPPLY CHAINS
dc.subject TARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subject TEMPERATURE CONTROL
dc.subject THIRD PARTY LOGISTICS
dc.subject TOMATOES
dc.subject TOTAL COSTS
dc.subject TRADE BARRIERS
dc.subject TRAFFIC
dc.subject TRANSIT
dc.subject TRANSIT CORRIDORS
dc.subject TRANSIT TIMES
dc.subject TRANSPORT
dc.subject TRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subject TRANSPORT FACILITATION
dc.subject TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject TRANSPORT MARKET
dc.subject TRANSPORT REGULATION
dc.subject TRANSPORT SERVICE
dc.subject TRANSPORT SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subject TRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subject TRANSPORTS
dc.subject TRAVEL DISTANCES
dc.subject TRAVEL SPEEDS
dc.subject TRAVEL TIMES
dc.subject TRIP
dc.subject TRUCK DRIVERS
dc.subject TRUCKS
dc.subject VALUATION
dc.subject VEGETABLES
dc.subject VEHICLE
dc.subject VEHICLES
dc.subject WAITING TIME
dc.subject WAREHOUSE
dc.subject WAREHOUSES
dc.subject WAREHOUSING
dc.subject WHEAT
dc.subject WHOLESALE PRICE
dc.subject WHOLESALERS
dc.subject WTO
dc.title Agro-Logistics in Central America en
dc.title.subtitle A Supply Chain Approach en
dc.type Working Paper en
dc.type Document de travail fr
dc.type Documento de trabajo es
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.date.disclosure 2013-02-05
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Working Paper
okr.doctype Publications & Research
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/951661468017360643/Agro-logistics-in-Central-America-a-supply-chain-approach-background-paper
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000333037_20130205111904
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 17211134
okr.identifier.report 75097
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okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/951661468017360643/pdf/750970WP0Agro000Box374299B00PUBLIC0.pdf en
okr.region.administrative Latin America & Caribbean
okr.region.geographical Central America
okr.topic Industry :: Food & Beverage Industry
okr.topic Transport :: Logistics
okr.topic Agriculture :: Agribusiness
okr.topic Private Sector Development :: Global Value Chains and Business Clustering
okr.topic Rural Development :: Rural Roads & Transport
okr.unit Sustainable Development Dept (LCSSD)
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